Shock Player Spotted With Man Utd Squad Ahead of Brighton Clash

A shock player was seen arriving with the Manchester United squad ahead of their Premier League clash against Brighton and Hove Albion.

After securing back-to-back victories against Sunderland and arch rivals Liverpool, United will be looking to build momentum.

Ruben Amorim's side will be welcoming Brighton to Old Trafford as they look to make it three wins on the bounce.

Prior to kick-off on Saturday afternoon, a shock player was seen arriving with the squad at the club's training ground.

Ducth full-back Tyrell Malacia was spotted arriving with the squad at Carrington.

Taking to social media, Stretford Paddock wrote: "Well, this is interesting...Tyrell Malacia was shown arriving at Carrington along with the rest of the squad on MUTV."

It was then confirmed by United that Malacia has been named on the bench for the match against the Seagulls.

Since signing for the club under then-manager Erik ten Hag back in the summer of 2022 for a reported fee of £13 million, Malacia has been hampered by multiple injury issues.

To date, he has only managed to make 47 appearances across all competitions for the Red Devils.

During his time at Old Trafford, Malacia suffered a serious knee injury that kept him out for more than a year.

The 26-year-old was loaned out to PSV Eindhoven in February 2025 before being placed on the transfer list ahead of the 25/26 campaign.

What has Ruben Amorim said about Tyrell Malacia?

Earlier this month, Amorim revealed that Malacia was working his way back to fitness after a long spell on the touchline.

The United boss said: "He is returning with contact with the ball with the Under-21s, then we will see."

According to the Manchester Evening News, sources at United 'have stressed it was always the plan to reintegrate Malacia into the first-team group'.