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The enduring joy of Danny Welbeck

It is a telling indication of Danny Welbeck’s high-level longevity that he has become Brighton & Hove Albion’s joint-top scorer in the Premier League 17 years after making his debut for Manchester United. “For sure, it’s important that we have strikers who can score but we know the quality from Danny, Georginio Rutter and Joao Pedro: they can score out of nowhere.” Brighton's record Premier League scorers Player Goals Games Danny Welbeck 30 129 Pascal Gross 30 228 Glenn Murray 26 96 Neal Maupay 26 102 Leandro Trossard 25 116 Kaoru Mitoma 17 79 Joao Pedro 16 52 Alexis Mac Allister 16 98 Lewis Dunk 16 260 Solly March 10 185 Surviving and thriving so long at an elite standard is a notable achievement from an exception to the way Brighton recruit most of their players. Setting up both of Minteh’s goals in the recent 3-0 home win over Chelsea in the Premier League increased Welbeck’s goal involvements at that stage to double figures. He doesn’t speak a lot but he’ll go close to the players, sometimes work a little with them on the training ground.” Welbeck has another season left on his Brighton contract.

New York Times

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