Fabian Hurzeler launches astonishing rant as he rips into Arsenal after Brighton win

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Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler tore into Arsenal, having been left furious at their time-wasting during their 1-0 win at the Amex . Bukayo Saka scored the goal that saw off the Seagulls on Wednesday evening.

The victory leaves Mikel Arteta 's side seven points clear at the top of the table following Manchester City's failure to beat Nottingham Forest . And while there were celebrations in the Arsenal dressing room, the same cannot be said of Brighton .

Seagulls boss Hurzeler let rip during his post-match press conference, accusing Arsenal of not playing football due to the time that they wasted. Spanish goalkeeper David Raya needed treatment on a host of occasions, while match-winner Saka was also dragged up by Joel Veltman having also gone down.

Speaking post-match, Hurzeler said: "There was only one team that tried to play football today. I ask one question - do you ever see in a Premier League game the goalkeeper going down three times.

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"We should focus on our performance, we cannot control these types of things. I made my point before the game.

"We shouldn't concentrate on these things... let's talk about us. The Premier League needs to look at rules. There were so many [periods of time wasting]."

And while the German wasn't particularly pleased with the tactics employed by Arsenal on the South Coast, he suggested that the rule-makers were more at fault. However, he did take aim a subtle dig at Arteta by claiming he would not tell his players to time waste.

Hurzeler added: "If they win the Premier League, no one will ask how they want it. In the end, it is about the rules.

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"If the referee allows everything, at the moment they are doing their own rules. It is difficult to judge that. I will never be that kind of manager who tries to win in that way."

Arsenal will be aiming to take a significant step towards more silverware this weekend as they take on Mansfield Town in the fifth round of the FA Cup . That is then followed by a Champions League last-16 clash with German side Bayer Leverkusen.

Arsenal's next Premier League fixture pits them against Everton at home in ten days' time.

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