Brighton veteran Adam Lallana has heaped praise on coach Roberto De Zerbi.

Given the years he spent at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp, Lallana is aware of what makes a top Premier League coach.

With the Albion enjoying an outstanding season so far, Lallana believes De Zerbi deserves a lot of credit.

He said, per The Argus: “I just think level of detail in actions, in movements, in how you take the ball, weight of pass.

“It's very tactical in terms of what he wants from you.

“And it's not just one person in the team.

“Everyone needs to be following the parts to the precision that he wants and they're the demands, I suppose.

“It's not demands that I want you to run here or there, it's just follow his vision of football.

“And that's what's different. His philosophy is different to anyone I've worked with before, and you can probably see that when you watch his teams play.

“You know it looks like. A game of chess at times.

“But it's so exciting to work under him because you feel like you're learning different things constantly.

“The game is constantly evolving and there's no wrong way to play football, but this is the way he sees it and I think he's taken aback by the amount of us that are looking up to him and trying to follow his direction.

“As a manager, he's probably proud of that.

“And I think that's why he's got such good feeling."