Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi said his side’s 3-1 win at Manchester United was ‘not a surprise’.
The Seagulls won against United for the fourth game in a row, with goals from Danny Welbeck, Pascal Groß and Joao Pedro sealing all three points.
The hosts did manage to get one back with Hannibal Mejbri scoring his first goal for the club
“Football is nice because the small team can win in every moment. I think Brighton is becoming not a big team, but it is not a surprise,” De Zerbi told Sky Sports.
“The quality of the players and organisation of Brighton is very high. I don’t know the problems of Manchester United, but I can explain my team.
“We are used to working in our style, we are playing with courage, we defended at Old Trafford man to man all the time and we kept the ball in every situation.
De Zerbi on the performance
De Zerbi went on to say that he felt when Brighton were in possession they were very strong, especially when dealing with the amount of pressure United were putting on them.
“In the first half, we suffered a lot with the pressure, but after that we played a great game.
‘We played a great, great game. We deserved to win, we played well. In the first 15, 20 minutes we suffered a lot because Man United played in a different way than we prepared for but after that we played a great game.
‘I think the game was changed when we kept the ball. In that moment their pressure was strong and to keep the ball helped us to control the game and then we have four attackers who are very fast and very good.