Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring against Brighton
Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring against Brighton
Fabian Hurzeler responded to Brighton boos after their defeat to Aston Villa.
Unai Emery’s side claimed an impressive 3-0 victory at the Amex Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday night thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Marco Asensio and Donyell Malen.
Rashford put Villa ahead on 51 minutes and Asensio and Malen both netted late goals as Villa moved up to seventh in the table.
Brighton hit a post through Yasin Ayari’s first-half free-kick and were later denied an equaliser when Simon Adingra’s close-range effort was disallowed following VAR intervention due to an adjudged handball by Kaoru Mitoma.
Frustrated Seagulls fans greeted the full-time whistle with jeers.
Albion boss Hurzeler said: “I don’t know for who the boos were for.
“We tried everything on the pitch, that’s what we always try to do.
“The fans, I don’t know to who they reacted but we have to do it the next time better so they don’t boo any more.
“The first goal changed the momentum of the game, for sure. Games like this the first goal can make the difference.
“If we shot the first goal, we might sit here with a different outcome.”
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