Leicester boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy was delighted with the character of his side as they came from behind to draw with Brighton and continue his unbeaten start as manager.

Brighton looked to be cruising to an away victory after goals from Tariq Lamptey and Yankuba Minteh handed them a two-goal lead heading into the final five minutes. 

But the Foxes fought back, as Jamie Vardy grabbed a goal before setting up Bobby De Cordova-Reid to equalise in second half stoppage time. 

The result saw the Foxes move above Crystal Palace in the Premier League table and into 16th, building a five-point gap between themselves and the bottom three. 

And speaking after the game, Van Nistelrooy was pleased with his side's desire in their late fightback, lauding his team's ability to "getting the pressure right". 

In his post-match press conference, he said: "Coming back from 2-0 down is a great show of character. But I have to say I enjoyed the second half of this team.

"In the second half, we got the pressure right, putting them under pressure, winning the duels in their half, keeping the ball and chasing the 1-1."

Despite just gaining one point in comparison to the 3-1 victory over West Ham in his first game, Van Nistelrooy believes this was an improved performance.

“We were realistic after the West Ham game," he said.

"We were very effective in scoring three goals but we let West Ham in way too much. We acknowledged it. Today the performance was way better than Tuesday, in that sense.

"We controlled the game and put a lot of pressure on Brighton, who are one of the best footballing sides in this league."

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, meanwhile, was disappointed his side let their two-goal lead slip so late on in the game.

The Seagulls have now failed to win two of the last three top-flight games in which they have led by 2+ goals (W1 D2) - as many as their previous 40 beforehand (W38 D2).

There were positives for the Brighton boss, however, as 10 of their outfielders who started this match either registered a shot or created a chance, with Georgino Rutter the only starting player to not do so.

And amid Hurzeler's disappointment, he believes that his side's latest setback will stand them in good stead moving forward. 

"It’s just football sometimes. We have to learn from it because we have experienced it this season, and we need to be more mature and finish off the games," Hurzeler said.

"We have to trust the process, and we will reflect on this and look at the positives. A big part is game management. We have to improve."