on Manchester United...
"Man United played well, they scored a great
goal, I think they wanted so much to kill the tie that it turned
against them as well. They lost a little bit of their game - Van
der Sar going from right to left, left to right - and in the end it
turned against them."
on his side's performance...
"I felt we started a nervous, you know, and
gave them a bit of respect, and it took us time to get into the
game really. In the first half I felt that Man United was a little
bit more mature than we were, we gave them too much space. In the
second half straight away we took over and it was all us, and on
the break they scored. Then it was a test of character, resilience,
togetherness, and qualities that are very important for the
development of the team. And I believe that we went on until the
end because we wanted to win, really to win until the last second,
and in the last twenty minutes it was all us."
on the Premiership race...
"Well it will open it up for everybody, for us
a little bit less than Liverpool - but, you never know. I feel with
ten minutes to go Man United were certainly, maybe champions, but
at the end of the game you cannot say that now, it's more open
again. It's good that we are one-nil down at the Emirates and
we can win, and it's good for the interest of the Premiership
because everybody still has a chance. Maybe we have less than the
others but we'll fight for every game now and just try to win
every game."
on the equaliser...
"It was a great goal because first of all,
Fabregas and Rosicky fight like mad on the side to get the ball.
Then we get the ball in and Robin comes from a very, very deep
position, and scores an unbelievable goal. But he can deliver
that."
on an injury to Van Persie...
"We have a big worry with Robin van Persie on
his ankle. He has an x-ray now and if we have any news I will
inform you. It's not the same at all it's a completely
different injury [sustained] when he celebrated the goal."
on Walcott's omission from the squad...
"He will play against Spurs but I needed a
midfielder, that's why I put Denilson in instead of him.
"
