Aston Villa captain John McGinn apologises to the club’s supporters following a 4-0 defeat at Brighton. After the heavy loss, McGinn says sorry to the fans for the performance and the result.

Across the reports, McGinn is also presented as trying to keep the message focused on the next steps rather than panic. While acknowledging the scale of the defeat, he does not call for immediate alarm or a major shift in approach. Instead, he emphasises that there is still hope for Villa going forward, framing the result as a setback that the team needs to respond to.