Graham Potter hopes to mark his Premier League century in style.

But he is not ready to think about a push for European football.

Albion’s head coach takes charge for the 100th time in the Prem as his side visit Manchester United tonight (8.15pm).

He revealed he came through the toughest year of his life to reach that milestone.

Potter was informed about his century just before facing the media yesterday, then asked about a push for Euro places.

He said: “It’s nice that we’re not in that bottom end shake-up at the moment.

“That gives us a different feeling and we should at least enjoy that.

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“But you’re mistaken if you start worrying about what might happen in May.

“We’re in February, we’ve got a lot of games and points to play for, our focus is on that.

“We have a tough game and we will do our best to go there and perform well, which you need to do if you want to get any points.”

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He said: “You’re being compared to the previous guy (Chris Hughton), who I have a huge respect for, and who I think did a fantastic job.

“You face that, you know the media game, which is results-related.

“Off the pitch both my parents passed away which, from a mental health perspective, is incredibly challenging.

“And then we had Covid which resulted in lockdown and you zoom out - and I’ve probably missed most of it out.

“No wonder it was the hardest year of my life.”