Man United v Brighton LIVE: Latest team news, line-ups and more from Carabao Cup

Baleba has been sidelined with an ankle injury since signing from Brighton this summer but could be in line to return next month.

There have been at least three goals in six of the last seven meetings between these two clubs.

Brighton have scored the most goals in the Premier League this season (13) while Manchester United’s attack have the second highest xG behind only the Seagulls.

Should we expect a few goals tonight?

Could Yasin Ayari be the man to break down Man Utd and lead Brighton to the next round?

The Sweden international scored Brighton’s fifth goal at Coventry on Sunday and averages 2.7 shots per 90 minutes in this season’s Premier League.

Can he transfer that form into the cup competitions as well?

Michael Carrick has tended to leave Benjamin Sesko on the bench this season but he could turn to the forward for tonight’s match with his team in need of a win.

The striker has scored in seven of his last 11 Old Trafford appearances including January’s FA Cup defeat to Brighton.

Brighton are ahead in all attacking metrics in the Premier League this term, scoring the most goals (13), creating the most xG (10.2) and big chances (19) and averaging the most shots on target (6.0) per game.

Only Chelsea (4) have scored more than Brighton’s three set-piece goals, and with that an area Man United continue to struggle in it could be an ideal area to attack from tonight.

After restoring optimism and securing Champions League football last term, the atmosphere around Old Trafford has soured following a sluggish start that has yielded only four points from four Premier League fixtures.

Brighton XI: Steele; Hadjam, Vuskovic, Struijk, Boscagli; Gross, Chema; Costinha, Yalcouye, O’Riley; Kostoulas

Man Utd XI: Darlow; Mazraoui, Yoro, Heaven, Dalot; Tielemans, Santos; Lacey, Mount, Rashford; Sesko

Man Utd lost 1-0 to Man City on Sunday despite having a advantage of an extra player for three quarters of the game.

The United boss, Michael Carrick, said: “Sunday’s Manchester derby was extremely frustrating for a number of reasons but now we have to move on quickly and get back to winning ways.

“The fixtures are coming thick and fast ahead of the international break next week; we have a squad full of talent with everybody pushing to play.

“As a group of coaches, players and staff, we want to play as many games as we possibly can this season, so we need to progress through matches like this one and make sure we keep competing on every front.”