Making his first start in the Premier League - and his fourth in all competitions - the young left-back enjoyed a superb afternoon against Graham Potter’s men and helped to ensure we kept a second clean sheet in just four days, following Thursday’s 3-0 win over Partizan Belgrade.
With Ashley Young suspended, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer opted to select Williams from the off and it proved to be an inspired decision, with the full-back winning four of his five tackles, registering a pass completion rate of 88 per cent and making five ball recoveries across the 90 minutes.
He was nominated for the Man-of-the-Match award alongside Marcus Rashford, who scored our final goal, and Daniel James, who was a constant nuisance for the Seagulls' defence throughout the afternoon.