Brighton players appear to be shrewdly targeting Manchester United after Brentford stalemate

Both Lewis Dunk and Adam Lallana clearly paid attention to a damning statistic from Brentford's draw with Manchester United.

Brighton drew 0-0 with the Bees at the Gtech Community Stadium on Wednesday, with the visitors creating many more chances on a frustrating night for Roberto De Zerbifrom the side.

But BrentfordThe total of five shots compared to Brighton's 24 clearly stood out for the Seagulls thanks to a key statistic from their weekend clash against manchester united – or at least, that's what his post-match interviews would suggest.

Despite drawing 1-1 with the Bees at the end after some drama in injury time, Erik ten HagThe England team conceded a whopping 31 shots in the clash, the most of any Premier League team this season.

Now, Brighton's players appear to be aiming for a rather veiled attack on the Red Devils after easing the Bees' sting and only allowing them a handful of chances.

“I thought defensively we were excellent,” Dunk said after the game. “I don't think I really remember any shots on goal that they had.

“They had 30 shots in the last game, so yeah, I think we defended excellently tonight.”

Meanwhile, former Liverpool star Lallana had also noted the stat from the Bees' previous match.

“We're disappointed with one point,” he said, reflecting on the match.

“We saw how dominant Brentford were the other night with 30 shots on goal, but we dominated this game, we just lacked the killer instinct.”

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Brentford finally managed two shots on target on Wednesday night, compared to Brighton's six.

Man United hope not to deliver Chelsea 31 shots fired when they travel to Stamford Bridge on Thursday, live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2.