...ABOUT THE MATCH

When you start well, you can score first and that is always important. We were better than United in the league but in one game and against a top-six team they always perform well. We are exposed. In our job you have to win or you are in danger, no matter if you are new or old you have to win, otherwise it happens. But the people have to understand just one can win. Does that mean all the others are failures? I don’t think so. I am not agreeing with that.

...OPPONENT

At big clubs like United or City if you don’t always win, you are in trouble. I would be in trouble if we don’t win. I have huge respect for his work in the past and then United. I completely agree when I listen to him and he says they did not have a full squad. I think the squad is really good but if you cannot use the players, the manager suffers a lot.

..INJURY REPORT

There is a fair chance Harry Maguire will be available. Luke is more complicated. He has less of a chance but has a very small one. He had a setback, now we have to find out how bad it is. I know but I don’t share. It’s not important. We can’t change things. That is the future and across the summer, not for now.

...DIALLO AND AMRABAT

They have progressed across the season. They deserved their chance and took it. That’s a problem which is good. It is what I need and was waiting for all season. It’s a luxury problem. You need competition to win games.

...VAR

I don’t think there is a way back. In principle, it makes football more fair, but there are some problems. We have to find the solutions to these problems and make improvements.