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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler says he now wants "consistency in results" from his team after they secured their third win in a row with a 3-1 win at Manchester United on Sunday.

The result means it is now seven games unbeaten in all competitions for the Seagulls who will consider themselves back in contention for a European place.

"If you have nine points it is the perfect week so I am happy and proud for the team," Hurzeler said post-match.

"That's a positive thing. You always want to trust the process and follow the process and now it's about getting consistency in the results. The performances in the last games was very consistent which is positive so now it's about consistency in results.

"There was very good phases, especially the first minutes. When we scored we got a little bit passive but then we conceded and were active again.

"Especially in the second half I think there was a good balance between the defence and controlling the game in possession and creating chances. We were always a danger to them so I am pleased with the performance."

Following the 2-1 win at the Amex back in August, Hurzeler has become the first Brighton manager to oversee a league double over United. However, the 31-year-old was keen to play down the achievement.

"I'm not the biggest fan of records or statistics," he added.

"I'm very happy and proud for the staff and the players. I think they worked hard this week and deserved the win. Only three points but it should give us all the good energy and self-confidence to believe in our strengths.

"Tomorrow we have a day off and then we continue with the hard work. "

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• Brentford 0-2 Liverpool

• Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal

• Everton 3-2 Tottenham

• Man Utd 1-3 Brighton

• Ipswich 0-6 Man City

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Brighton captain Lewis Dunk, speaking to BBC Match of The Day after today's win: "We started well and then lost a bit of shape and structure, allowed them to get the goal back but we reacted well and raised the intensity.

"We stepped off a bit too much in the first half but we picked up again in the second.

"It has been a frustrating period but it's nice to feel that winning feeling again. We want to be on a good run and back in a good position.

"We've had three massive games this week and three big wins."

On the change in mentality to win three in a row at Old Trafford: "We're a different team than when we first came up. We used to just try and stay in the league and now we are competing. We have picked up some good results here but now we move on to the next one."

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Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler, spoke to Sky Sports after today's game: "We showed a very good performance and had good balance. We dominated and made good chances in the second half."

On doing the double against Manchester United this season: "We are proud and happy but these games only give three points so we have to keep pushing. It's special to win at Old Trafford against a club with big tradition, therefore we are happy but we have to keep working day by day."

On making changes at half-time: "There is always some advice, half time is there to let players what we need to do to win. It's only small changes and it's up to the players to win the game."

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Brighton goalscorer Georginio Rutter has been speaking to Premier League Productions after today's victory: "We are happy with three points today. There's good fans here [at Old Trafford], it's hard to play here but today we stayed calm and played with confidence."

On being in good form: "I'm very happy but it's about the team, they help me to score every week. It can be hard when a new player comes and you're expected to score straight away but they have been patient with me."

On targeting a return to Europe: "The season is long and we have to keep going like this, taking it game by game and we'll see at the end."

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Manchester United suffered their sixth home Premier League defeat of the season, their most from their opening 12 home matches of a league season since 1893-94 (7).

Brighton have scored the first goal in eight of their past 10 Premier League games against Manchester United, including each of their past three in a row at Old Trafford.

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My son is the assistant manager of my fantasy team - I am Brian Clough, and he is Peter Taylor - and he told me to get Amad Diallo in this week.

Guess what? I overruled him, and obviously Diallo went on to score a hat-trick for Manchester United against Southampton.

It really was a case of United finding a way to win so late on in that game, because their performance for most of it had not been great, especially in the first half.

Being able to do that is important, so fair play to Diallo and manager Ruben Amorim, but it does not mean United have cracked it, or turned a corner.

I must say this every week about them, but they remain a work in progress and there are going to be lot more bumps in the road for Amorim.

This might be one of them, because Brighton are much tougher opposition than Saints were.

The Seagulls got back to winning ways in the league against Ipswich on Thursday. I fancy them here more than I do United, but I am going to go with a draw.

As I mentioned earlier, United have got a habit of getting something out of games, and this time they will find a way of getting a draw.

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Manchester United have lost five of their past six Premier League games against Brighton, including both meetings at Old Trafford in that run.

Only against Manchester City (twice) have United lost three in a row at home in the competition.

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Former Brighton forward Warren Aspinall spoke to the Albion Unlimited podcast about Sunday's fixture against Manchester United:

"The Arsenal result can act as a catalyst and you can see [Ruben Amorim's] strategy working now.

"Bruno Fernandes recently played his two best games for a long time. Harry Maguire has had a new lease of life and has always been a good reader of the game and Amorim has fallen on the right combination for his back three.

"The pressure is on United. Brighton have a chance against United having won the past two at Old Trafford. It's a big week for United and Brighton."

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We asked for your thoughts after Thursday's Premier League game between Ipswich and Brighton.

Here are some of your comments:

Ipswich fans

Matt: Yet again when we have a chance to pull away from the bottom three we put in a rubbish performance like this. Many of the League One/Championship players are simply nowhere near good enough at this level. Hope Jaden Philogene can do well. This was a rare chance to get three points and leapfrog Everton but we blew it. I am starting to feel that we can't do it when we need to.

Paul: Outclassed and never looked like scoring tonight. With Manchester City and Liverpool up next, then it's likely we are heading deep into relegation territory. The gulf in class is startling.

Robert: Not at the races - too many sloppy passes and kept losing the ball. We need to improve fast and start our run up the table before we start running out of games.

Tim: Poor in possession and lightweight up front. Why Cameron Burgess is not playing defeats me. Perhaps the truth is we are just not up to it. Plus, why put on strikers with only 10 mins left?

Brighton fans

Steve: Great win as we finally dispatched a team in the bottom half of the table. A much better second half and FabianHurzeler seems to be getting to grips with those at his disposal now. Onwards and upwards from here.

Tim: The sort of thoroughly dominant performance from Brighton that we've got used to seeing but usually we glean one measly point from. A well-deserved three points, while at the same time bossing the game, snuffing out what little Ipswich offered, and actually making them look pretty ordinary which, barring a couple of players, they are.

Anthony: We have lost only four league games so far this season, a record beaten only by Liverpool and Arsenal. With all our injuries, this is a tremendous comment on the strength of our team and the way in which it is set up.

Maurice: Relief. Hopefully we have turned a corner but there are many twists and turns ahead. I trust Kaoru Mitoma is returning to goalscoring form

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Brighton defender Joel Veltman said beating Ipswich and keeping a clean sheet was a great late birthday present.

The Dutchman turned 33 on Wednesday and told BBC Radio Sussex he "could not ask for more."

"It's perfect," he said. "We had a couple of games without a win - so it's a big relief. Clean sheet, man-of-the-match as well - can I ask for more? Perfect.

"We need to do better to play out of pressure, but in the second half especially we were really comfortable and they didn't create many chances.

"It was not the best game we've played but the second half gave us confidence, because it was quite comfortable to get the win."

The Seagulls travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday and, while their hosts are currently languishing in 12th, Veltman still believes they have a lot of talent.

"Obviously, they're low in the table for United - but they've got so much quality on the pitch that can change the game in seconds," he said. "We need to be ready for that.

"We love to go there, the atmosphere is nice, they want to press and we know how to play out of that pressure. Hopefully we can go there and get another good result."

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After six draws and two losses, Brighton fans got to celebrate their first Premier League win since November.

The Seagulls had thrashed Norwich City 4-0 in the FA Cup third round at the weekend and this was another enjoyable trip to East Anglia for the Brighton faithful.

Despite dominating the early possession, Brighton were indebted to goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen as he made three vital saves to keep out efforts from Nathan Broadhead, Liam Delap and Omari Hutchinson.

Those stops, and Wes Burns' failure to hit the target from 12 yards out, gave Brighton an opportunity to turn the game around and once they hit the front, through Kaoru Mitoma's goal, they never looked like losing their lead.

Georginio Rutter came off the bench to add a second late on and took Brighton up to ninth to rekindle hopes of a European push.

"We have suffered in this period and this should give us belief and self confidence," said Seagulls boss Fabian Hurzeler.

"It wasn't the best performance, but we controlled the game and were stable out of possession. We created more chances in the second half, so we deserved to win.

"Every victory in the Premier League means a lot because it's very difficult to win in this league. We saw that in the recent weeks."

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Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to BBC Sport: "It wasn't the best performance from us, but in the end, we controlled the game and were stable out of possession. We created more chances in the second half, so we deserved to win. I am happy about it. We have suffered in this period and this win should give us the belief and self-confidence. Now we have to prepare for the next challenge."

On what he told his players at half-time: "I told them to stay patient and not to try to force it. We tried to force it too much in the first half. We were not getting our positioning right. We changed a few things. In the second half, though they played with more intensity and pressed better, we were more dominant and created more chances. That's why I think we deserved it."

"We are happy but there's only a short time to be happy. We have to focus on the next."

On Georginio Rutter: "I am impressed by his attitude and how positive he always is. He always has a smile on his face. He really enjoys being on the pitch and playing with the lads. He has a lot of important experience in the Championship.

"He is a good finisher and I am very happy he is here. But there are a lot of things to improve and he knows it. We try to give him the environment where he can improve every day."

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After scoring his 14th Premier League goal against Ipswich, Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma has become the division's joint-top Japanese goalscorer alongside Shinji Okazaki.

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BBC Radio Suffolk's Ipswich Town commentator Brenner Woolley spoke to BBC Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast before the trip to Portman Road on Thursday:

"Ipswich have looked more cohesive since they were at Amex Stadium [in September]. The new players have had more training sessions, know exactly what McKenna wants and have seen more of what the Premier League has to offer having played every side once. They have been more competitive in the vast majority of their games.

"They have a bit of momentum off the back of the win against Chelsea, the draw with Fulham and then the win in the cup against Bristol Rovers."

On the performances of striker Liam Delap: "Delap's performance against Chelsea was good as I've seen from a centre-forward for Ipswich in a long time and was almost unplayable.

"He's strong, physical, loves the battle and will run all day. He's absolutely crucial to Ipswich Town."

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I really don't want to say I am loving what Ipswich are doing - but I am!

I mean, I would not move there or anything, but I am definitely becoming something of a fan of Kieran McKenna's side.

I love watching The Traitors on BBC iPlayer and I don't feel like I am being a traitor myself here, but my old club Norwich's past two attempts to stay in the Premier League have been pitiful. We were not quite as bad as Southampton this season, but we were not far off it.

In contrast, Ipswich are really giving it a go at staying up. They scrap for everything, but they have organisation and quality too and I am really enjoying Liam Delap's displays up front.

It goes without saying their home form has not been great but, after beating Bristol Rovers on Sunday they have now won their past two match at Portman Road, which will give them a bit more confidence for this game too.

I am still going with Brighton to win this though, and do the double in East Anglia this week.

The Seagulls put four goals past the Canaries at Carrow Road in the FA Cup at the weekend - I was right about that prediction even if it pained me to say it - and I have a feeling their eight-game winless run in the league ends here.

Brighton are going to find it harder against Ipswich - they drew with them at Amex Stadium in September - but they showed how good they can be against Arsenal last week, and their form is going to turn again soon.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

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