Brighton captain Lewis Dunk has apologised to referee Anthony Taylor for his X-rated outburst and admitted he let his team down.
The centre back became the first Premier League player sent off for a foul and abusive language in more than 11 years when Taylor’s patience snapped at Nottingham Forest last weekend.
‘I spoke to Anthony straight after the game and apologised,’ said Dunk. ‘We had a good conversation about it.’
It is a small but positive step forward as Mail Sport campaigns to stop the abuse of match officials.