Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Roberto De Zerbi has, late on Thursday, provided an update on the wellbeing of both Evan Ferguson and Lewis Dunk.
This comes, for this who missed it, after the pair were absent from Brighton’s Europa League group stage squad to face Greek giants AEK Athens.
The Seagulls kicked their continental campaign into gear a short time ago, ultimately condemned to a 3-2 defeat despite Joao Pedro’s spot-kick brace.
Brighton’s first night in Europe has ended in heartbreak after a sucker-punch blow secured AEK Athens all three points.
It is the first time AEK Athens has beaten an English side since 1977!#UEL pic.twitter.com/9sz0Ohb6WH
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 21, 2023
And yet, post-match, the conversation quickly diverted back towards matters on the domestic front.
This comes after key pair Ferguson and Dunk, as alluded to above, sat out the action at the Amex, sparking fears that both could also miss Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Bournemouth.
Speaking to the media post-match, Robert De Zerbi, in turn, was questioned on the whereabouts of the duo.
Stopper Dunk, meanwhile, is suffering with an unspecified muscular concern, picked up against Manchester United last weekend.
Roberto De Zerbi says Lewis Dunk had a muscle problem after the Man Utd game and Evan Ferguson was ill.
— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) September 21, 2023
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