Pascal Gross says he doesn't believe in his own personal stats.

The German was a revelation for Brighton after arriving from Inglostadt for just £3 million, having scored seven goals and provided eight assists.

Asked whether he studied his stats in detail, Gross replied: "No, there are other ways I judge my performance.

"First of all, I'm a player who works very hard for the team, who can pass the ball and create chances.

"My biggest strength is creating chances.

"After every game I watch to see how many chances I created. I watch in general how many passes I made and how I can improve.

"But I don't really look at numbers so much. Sometimes I get a number from the analyst but I'm not there after every game looking at numbers.

"I watch in general all the time when I have the ball, how my decision-making is and this stuff."