Pep Guardiola said: “He is maybe the best English manager right now. He showed to all other managers, to all of football, how to show courage, to be brave and play good football.”
Two weeks earlier Potter had been answering questions about his future after a social media backlash to his methods.
Graham Potter said: “It is hard when people from your own club criticise you. That is hard. But you have to respect that because they care for the club, they want it to do well, and that is also fair. I don’t go on social media – I think that’s quite dangerous for someone in my position.”
Brighton followers had good reason to be frustrated. The Seagulls had registered just five Premier League victories across 2020 – only one came at home – and hovered perilously above the relegation zone.
