When Leandro Trossard halved the deficit at the Etihad last week, Brighton’s belief they could get a result at the home of swashbuckling Manchester City was reignited.
They may not have in the end but that they had any in the first place is one of the main legacies of Graham Potter’s Seagulls reign.
Before Potter rocked up at Brighton their record at the top six clubs was poor, a point maybe the height of their ambitions and the view was that lots needed to go their way for victory.