Brighton and Hove Albion have been criticised over their player recruitment in attacking areas, but Percy Tau and Alexis Mac Allister look capable of redressing the balance.
The South African and the Argentine were the best players on the pitch for a makeshift team missing seven squad regulars through injury, illness and suspension in the 1-0 defeat at Manchester City.
Tau followed up a lively debut as a second-half substitute in Sunday’s FA Cup win on penalties at Newport with a promising first start for three quarters of the contest before Graham Potter took him off, with Saturday’s visit to Leeds in mind.
“It was a good first game,” Potter tells The Athletic. “He’ll get better the more he is with us and we’ll get better understanding him as well.
“His attributes are a little bit different to what we have. He’s a left-footed attacker that can play in really tight spaces, really intelligent, runs…
