Graham Potter and Brighton set sights on Old Trafford

Brighton's Lewis Dunk celebrates after scoring against Espanyol. Picture by Simon Dack
Brighton's Lewis Dunk celebrates after scoring against Espanyol. Picture by Simon Dack
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Graham Potter says Albion have a big week ahead as they prepare for the Premier League.

The head coach was delighted with the 5-1 win over Espanyol, in which Leandro Trossard scored a 14-minute hat-trick in the second half.

Attention now turns to what is likely to be a far tougher test at Manchester United on Sunday.

Potter said: “It was a good performance, with lots of positives.

“We’ll take that and we know we’ve got a good week ahead to prepare for a tough start.

“We’re as happy as you can be with pre-season in terms of the spirit of the players and how we’re coming together but still a bit of work to do.”

Adam Webster and Lewis Dunk scored with headers before Trossard took over.

Potter said: “I thought we attacked well, created some chances and it probably should have been a couple more at half-time.

“We were the dominant team throughout the game and I think the scoreline reflected that in the end.

“It was nice for us to get the goals and Leo to score three. It’s quite unusual so we’ll take that.”

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