Brighton star Danny Welbeck named former Arsenal player as his best-ever strike partner as he snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo.

Danny Welbeck has snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and named a former Arsenal hero as the best striker he has ever played with. The 33-year-old is currently enjoying a new lease of life at Brighton where his form has been so good that he has been tipped to make a surprise return to the England squad.

Marco Silva is forced into two changes in his starting line-up from Fulham’s last Premier League match with Sasa Lukic suspended and Adama Traore injured. Silva also decides to drop Muniz, Sessengnon and Jorge Cuenca to the bench. Antonee Robinson, Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Emile Smith Rowe and Raul Jimenez are the players to come into the eleven.

The home side’s fourth straight league victory moved it up two places in the standings to sixth with 46 points.

Ahead of the Mancunians clash with Fulham, Wayne Rooney talked about Danny Welbeck’s exploits at Brighton and Hove Albion and insisted that he would like to see his former teammate at United once again. “Danny, he’s great to play alongside and if I ...

Elsewhere Jack Hinshelwood will likely slot in a right back to cover the suspended Tariq Lamptey and midfielder Mats Wieffer could make his first start in 10 top flight matches, having recovered from a knee injury. It is however a close call between Wieffer, Diego Gomez and Yasin Ayari.

Raul Jimenez's opener for Fulham had been cancelled out by Jan Paul van Hecke's towering header in the first half before Pedro's winner.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler confirmed that Kaoru Mitoma is fit and available for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Fulham. Mitoma was withdrawn in the 91st minute of Brighton’s FA Cup clash with Newcastle, which the Seagulls eventually won in extra-time courtesy of Danny Welbeck’s late strike.

The deadlock was broken in the 35th minute after a moment of inspiration from Alex Iwobi, who outstripped Pervis Estupinan and Yasin Ayari down the right wing. Iwobi’s looping cross flew just over the head of Van Hecke and straight on to the chest of Jimenez, who chested down and finished.