Welbeck praises Mitoma's stellar performance in Brighton's victory over Everton

Welbeck scored the opening goal in the first game of the season, leading his team to victory.

Welbeck said, "I thought it was a great performance, from the new head coach, the fans and then onto the pitch. We had to go through a rocky period but once we got the first goal we were ruthless and that put us into a great position."

Welbeck was happy for Mitoma.

"He is a special talent and we all know the ability he’s got," he said. "In one v ones there’s not many better in the Premier League and it’s great to have him back and adding to the firepower we’ve got."

On new manager Hurzeler, he added: "We’ve had to adapt to the new manager’s ideas but we’ve had an open mind and taken it forward.

"It’s not massively different to what we were used to and there’s a lot to be positive about going forward into the rest of the season."