GRAHAM POTTER knows that form goes out the window when you face off against Cristiano Ronaldo.
Brighton welcome Manchester United to a three-win-in-five-game streak on Saturday – including beating Tottenham and Arsenal away and beating Wolves away at Molineux last weekend.
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But Potter reminded his team that they were confident even ahead of their final game against the Red Devils in February.
Then a Ronaldo-inspired 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford ended their seven-game unbeaten streak and kicked off a six-game losing streak.
Potter said, “I thought we probably shadowed the first half. We did well and then the game eluded us pretty quickly.
“We made a mistake and Ronaldo punished us like Ronaldo does.
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“He’s not getting any younger but you keep your brains and understanding and his finish is as clinical as you can get.
“Whatever you say about United’s season, they still have some fantastic players you can hurt in a second.
“That will be our challenge.
“We have to play well again, we have to do everything almost perfectly and then survive the moments that you need to survive against top teams.”
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Potter is right to fear Ronaldo as SunSport can reveal he has scored nearly a THIRD of United’s Premier League goals this season.
The Portuguese has 18, which is 32 percent of the Red Devils’ shots.
Only Teemu Pukki, with 45 per cent of Norwich’s goals this season, has a higher tally of his team’s goals.
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