Nuno Espirito Santo
Thoughts on the win?
Was a good performance. I think we played good, in control of the game, possession. We knew the task ahead of us with the way Burnley play. It’s very tough as they are very good. Defensively we were spot on and we really did a good job of controlling how they play. I think better in the second half. Second half good possession but not finish the actions, better in the second half in terms of mobility and dynamic. The end of match about defending, sticking together and defending. It’s good for the team. We know that games require suffering and unity. We must congratulate the players today because they did a good job.
What was the issue with Bryan Gil and how is he?
He’s on ice and he is being assessed. There’s not much more so let’s wait to the proper assessment.
No Dele Alli in the squad tonight, what’s missing from his game at the moment for you to take that decision?
No just Dele, it was Harry also, they are our players, we continue to focus on getting the best out of each of our players. Dele is one of the cases we have to try and improve.
What would winning a trophy do for this group of players?
We cannot look much further ahead. We came here to go through – we did it in a good way. It was a good win so let’s see the draw and focus on the next one.
Man City out does that make things more open?
I didn’t know that, I didn’t know that. I don’t know the results but there are still a lot of teams. Every team involved in the competition is an option, so let’s hope it’s on ourselves.
Will Dele and Harry be involved against United?
We are going to travel. We have a training session tomorrow and we will assess all the players like we always do. They are our players so anything is possible, this is my answer.
