There Is A Football God – Brighton Manager De Zerbi Speaks After Beating Man United

Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi said “there is a god of football” after his side beat Manchester United with a late penalty – 11 days after losing an FA Cup semi-final to them in a shootout.

Alexis Mac Allister’s 99th-minute spot-kick, awarded for Luke Shaw’s handball, came after United beat Albion 7-6 on penalties at Wembley.

“In both games, I think we played better than United. The last result was unfair,” De Zerbi told Sky Sports.

“I think there is a god of football.”

He added: “We deserved to win the semi-final but lost on penalties but today we won with a penalty.”

“We played a fantastic game, we dominated the game. My players deserved to win,” added De Zerbi.”We are to play another six games, six very tough games. Monday we play the first tough game against Everton and we have to win. If we don’t win against them, we will lose these three points.”