Our 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday means there is now a seven-point cushion between us and fifth place in the Premier League table as we head into the final month of the season, with Liverpool now our closest competitors after their eventful 4-3 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
The high-flying Seagulls are eighth, four points behind the Merseysiders but with two games in hand on them. Roberto De Zerbi’s side harbour ambitions of qualifying for European football for the first time in their history, but United can virtually knock them out of the top-four race with victory on the south coast.