About the match against Brighton in the next round…

It’s a tough draw again. I think almost all the teams that are still in are strong teams and you know that if you want to win a trophy or win this cup, you’re going to play tough opponents – and that was West Ham tonight. I would have preferred to play at home because our schedule is so busy and there are so many games that you don’t want to travel. If I’m correct, Brighton aren’t around the corner – it’s quite a long way, but they’re a quality team to play again.

About Federico Chiesa’s performance…

It was nice to see that he could play 60 minutes already, because I think I said in the last press conference that he hasn’t played much in the last three or four months, maybe hardly any minutes. So for him, it’s important that, in addition to getting more match fitness, he gets playing minutes – and he got that today. He gave assists, although it was a shot on goal that gave Diogo a goal, worked very hard and I think it’s normal that he’s not at his best yet. He has to get used to the club, he has to get used to his team-mates, he has to adapt to the style of play. It was very good to see how match fit he is already, so that we can use him when we need him.

To ensure that Jota stays as fit as possible…

Rotate. I think we try to manage his minutes as best as we can, like the others, but we also try to prepare them during the week and during the first months of pre-season to prepare them for so many games in the Premier League. Sometimes there are small margins, sometimes you can also be unlucky. If you saw what happened to Rodri, it’s like that, so unlucky for him. It’s trying to prepare them as best as we can, but in the end you also need a bit of luck. What the players can do is be as professional as possible, live as best as they can for their careers and I think that’s what they’ve done so far and what they’re doing at the moment – and we, as a staff, try to prepare them as best we can to get through this period without injuries.