Manchester United vs. Brighton Predictions: Further woes expected for Rangnick's Reds

This season's Premier League top four race took a dramatic turn over the weekend. Arsenal watched on from the sidelines as Man Utd and West Ham both dropped points, while Wolves comfortably dispatched Tottenham in their own backyard.

The Red Devils were the subject of another disappointing result, failing to capitalise on a 1-0 half-time lead over Southampton at Old Trafford.

Brighton, on the other hand, recorded a second Premier League win of the New Year over strugglers Watford, keeping them firmly in the top half of the table.

Things aren't going very well for Man Utd at the moment. Frustration on the pitch, discontentment in the stands and unrest inside the dressing room all appear to have been large proponents towards United's continued downfall.

Since Rangnick took charge in early December, the Reds have drawn six matches from a possible 13.

During this time, they might have only lost once, but that defeat could be quite telling towards Tuesday's clash. Wolves stormed Old Trafford at the beginning of 2022 and came out as 1-0 victors thanks to a late Joao Moutinho goal. 

And that's where Brighton come in. The visitors are on a seven-game unbeaten streak in the league following December 15th's home loss to Wolves. This run includes two draws against Chelsea, a win away to Everton and taking away a point from the King Power a few weeks ago.

For a side in the top half of the league, wins may not have come by easily for Potter's men, but draws certainly have. None of this year's top flight sides have drawn more games (12) than Brighton this campaign.

Add to that just four PL defeats, and the fact that both teams have drawn three of their last five matches, and the outcome for this one points heavily in one direction. Rather than backing the draw outright, we'll cover ourselves with the Brighton-draw double chance.

For a much bigger play, we're going with United to be leading at half-time and the full-time result to be a draw.

In Man Utd's eight games played so far in 2022, they've gone into the break with a lead in five of them. Of those five, they've drawn 80%, only holding out once vs Aston Villa in the FA Cup.

There's a clear and worrying pattern emerging for them, with three consecutive 1-1 draws, including two at Old Trafford. This has meant that the bet being posed has landed in each of their last three outings.

On paper, these were all matches that United were expected to win too (vs Middlesbrough, Burnley and Southampton). They came flying out of the blocks in every single one but failed to put their opponents to the sword, resulting in each mounting second-half comebacks.

At the time of writing, this bet is available best priced at 17/1 with SBK, while William Hill have it available at 16/1.