Brighton boss Graham Potter looking to move on from Old Trafford disappointment

Brighton boss Graham Potter wants his players to swiftly move on from the disappointment of their defeat at Manchester United as they prepare to tackle relegation-battlers Burnley.

The Seagulls were beaten 2-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday night, having played most of the second half with 10 men following a red card for captain Lewis Dunk – who had initially only been cautioned before referee Peter Bankes was advised by VAR to check the pitchside monitor.

United’s subsequent charge by the Football Association for their players’ reaction to Dunk’s challenge on Anthony Elanga, who was looking to run through on goal, has added to the sense of injustice.

Potter admits he still holds a similar opinion about the dismissal to how he felt immediately after the match, but he also took some positives from the game and now wants to look ahead to the challenge posed by Burnley.

“Sometimes your opinion is a little emotional after the game, but I don’t take too much back to be honest,” Potter said.

“If the referee gave a red at the time, I wouldn’t be totally disagreeing with it or I could see why he would be giving it.

“But when it was yellow to start with and then turning it around, it didn’t look so clear and obvious (error) to me, but I could be wrong, it wouldn’t be the first time.”

The Brighton boss added: “We are disappointed because we played well first half.

“We were the better team and then we have made a couple of mistakes at the start the second half, which makes it very, very difficult to play that amount of time with 10.

“The players were fantastic, they kept going and in the end we created some opportunities ourselves.

“But it is what it is, we have to focus on the things we could have done a little bit better and then