Brighton boss Graham Potter has rejected doubts over the commitment of Yves Bissouma.
Potter says Bissouma is his normal self and suggested that it is hard for players to perform at their best every week.
He said: "He [Bissouma] played well at Manchester United in the first half, he did okay. I think we then suffered as a team as we went down to ten men and that affected his performance.
"Against Burnley as a team we did not play well and Yves [Bissouma] was part of that team.
"I am sure if he was sat here he would say the same. It wasn't one of his good games but I don't think it's anything to do with his body language or anything he is doing differently.
"I think when the team doesn't play well it is hard for guys to play well as individuals. I think it was the same again (against Aston Villa).
"I think we were better as a team, I thought his performance was better.
"Was his performance 9/10, 10/10, probably not, but again I think it's difficult to achieve that every week.
"But I haven't seen anything different with him at all."
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