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Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler speaking to BBC Match of the Day:"Really happy for everyone involved. A long journey, everyone contributed to the win. Really happy who the did the work in the shadows and we showed another good performance on the pitch. Togetherness gives us the rewards. On Wednesday we missed the luck, today we had a bit of luck but you have to deserve the luck and everyone worked hard for today.
"It was a completely defensive performance where everyone had the mindset 'I need to defend'. We would have preferred to have more of the ball but in certain moments you know when you come here you need to suffer and defend well in the box. We can talk about individual players but in the end everyone had a defensive mindset and stuck together."
On belief in squad and Bart Verbruggen providing stability:"Football is a lot about belief. You need to have players who spread that belief and Bart is a prime example of that. But they all have this belief that are capable of coming here and competing and winning these games. It's important to have this mindset and to spread it around the environment we work in and belief is key to winning these types of games.
"Coming here to[Manchester] Cityagainst one of the best teams in the league is always special. You have to be brilliant at the basics and everyone was contributing, from Tuesday when we travelled and we wanted to have a good four days and enjoy it and finish strong. Everyone can enjoy this win today."
Did you know?
Brighton have beaten Manchester City away from home in any competition for the very first time, at the 18th attempt (drawn five, lost 12).
Brighton have kept a clean sheet in six of their nine games - more than any other in the Premier League this season.
Maxim De Cuyper already has as many goal involvements in the Premier League this season (five - two goals, three assists) as in his first season in the competition in 2025-26 in 30 games (five - two goals, three assists).
