'No secret' to Brighton hammering of off-form Gunners

The champions were well beaten by a rampant Seagulls side on Saturday

Arsenal's Declan Rice during the Premier League match at the Amex. Pic: Gareth Fuller/PA

Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen claimed after the 3-0 victory against Arsenal that there was “no secret” to his club’s rampaging win over the previously unbeaten Premier League champions, who had conceded only one league goal before Saturday. So why doesn’t everyone do it?

Arsenal, remember, travelled to the Amex looking for a 10th successive Premier League win, a run during which they also beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League and Manchester City in the Community Shield as extras, not to mention holding Paris Saint-Germain over 120 minutes in the Champions League final – some decent teams in there.