Brighton boss Graham Potter rates Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish the form player of the Premier League.
The Seagulls meet Villa on Saturday.
“He's a top player, we thought that when we played against him in the Championship (as Swansea boss), to be honest with you," Potter said when asked about Grealish.
“The difference between Aston Villa in the Championship with Jack Grealish in and out of the team was quite considerable because he's just a top player.
“I've always thought that and it's nice that he's showing it at the highest level in the Premier League and it's nice that he's showing it for England. Obviously we're hoping he has an off day on Saturday.
“Aston Villa have taken steps forward as a team so obviously that helps him in that regard – he is higher up the pitch, he's involved more and there are better players around him.
“I've been really impressed with them. I think they've invested really well in the summer, I think they've identified the areas where they were maybe not so strong and they've invested well.
“They've probably got one of the, if not the, best player in the league at the moment in Jack Grealish, so I think Dean Smith and the club have done a fantastic job."
