Brighton & Hove Albion will head to Old Trafford on Sunday 7 August in our curtain-raiser, as we begin a new season - and a new dawn - under Erik ten Hag.
Fortune believes that the visit of Graham Potter’s side is favourable for United.
“It’s a good fixture,” he said. “We are playing at home, [we have] a new manager. [It is a] fresh start and exciting times, so I’m expecting us to win.”
However, Thornley is wary of the Seagulls after they defeated the Reds 4-0 at the Amex Stadium as recently as last month, in last season’s penultimate fixture.