on the game itself...
"Burnley played well. They missed the first
chance on the header and I firmly believe that would have had a big
effect on the game. At 1-0 in this atmosphere it would have been a
very different game for us. We took our first chance and were
pushed in the second half. We missed a few chances for the second
goal. The sending off killed the game."
on Burnley's performance...
"I must say that Burnley gave everything. They
played at a high pace and in a fair way. I am surprised to see
where they are in the Championship - this division must be very
difficult. What surprised me was the tempo of their game and how
quickly they could pass it. I was surprised by the quality of their
crosses but they could not score."
on the red card...
"You will laugh but I did not see it. Gilberto
had his back to me. I have not seen it on the tape yet."
on resting players...
"I have a squad and I am not afraid to use it.
We went to Everton with Bendtner and Eduardo up front like we did
today. I rotate the squad. My team today - Toure, Gilberto,
Bendtner, Sagna - are all top quality players. So I had a Premier
League side out there today. I rested some players because we had a
busy Christmas period."
on Eduardo's finishing...
"The surprise of the day was that he missed the
other one. You quickly get used to your players putting the ball in
the back of the net. He has scored one and had an assist for the
second. The two strikers did well."
on the benefits of a game like this...
"It was an enthralling game. You see a little
bit about your young players. I am lucky. Everywhere we go we see
good games because our opponents like to play as well. What
surprised me with Burnley is that they threw players forward, they
were not just waiting for our mistake to take the game to us. There
is an exceptional hunger in my squad and that came out again
today."
