Russell Martin and Fabian Hurzeler explain bust-up after Brighton draw vs Southampton

Fabian Hurzeler accused Russell Martin of showing a deficiency of respect pursuing their bust-up successful the aftermath of Brighton’s 1-1 gully with Southampton connected Friday evening.

Kaoru Mitoma opened the scoring for Brighton but Southampton equalised successful the 2nd fractional done Flynn Downes.

Southampton past had a extremity controversially ruled retired aft Cameron Archer converted a transverse from Ryan Fraser.

A consequent VAR cheque penalised Adam Armstrong for his portion successful the build-up, with officials claiming that the Southampton forward, who was successful an offside position, was interfering with play successful beforehand of Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.

Following the full-time whistle, some managers who were booked during the crippled argued connected the touchline earlier they were separated by their coaching teams.

‘For maine it’s conscionable important to person respect,’ Hurzeler said of the spat with Martin.

‘It’s important to respect each different and however you speech to each other. That’s however I was educated.’

When asked for his instrumentality connected the enactment astatine afloat time, Martin said: ‘The manager decided to accidental thing astir respect.

‘I’ve ne'er known a manager effort to get arsenic galore players booked arsenic that. Respect is reciprocal. It’s mutual.

‘As for the determination precocious on, I respect however hard the determination is for the referee and the adjunct referee. It is truly difficult, but I find it hard to accept.

‘The on-pitch determination carries weight, and it volition astir apt beryllium recorded arsenic a close decision. But successful my sentiment Adam does not impact the goalkeeper, truthful it’s atrocious decision.

‘I would alternatively the feline marque a mistake connected the transportation and we spell ‘no problem’.’

For much stories similar this, check our athletics page.

Follow Metro Sport for the latest quality connected Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

MORE: Ruud van Nistelrooy sends Enzo Maresca connection to his Leicester City players

MORE: Jamie Carragher changes Chelsea Premier League prediction aft admitting error

MORE: Manchester United fans slam Marcus Rashford implicit ‘disrespectful’ gloves incident