Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has explained Yankuba Minteh's surprise absence from yesterday's win at Newcastle.
Minteh was expected to start against his former club, but didn't make the matchday squad,
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Hurzeler later said: “We had to deal with some issues with him coming back from long travel with Gambia with a small issue.
“We have a responsibility to take care of the players and take care of the availability of the players.”
Minteh was with The Gambia for their World Cup qualifiers last week.