Danny Rose missed last two games, might he be fit?
"No."
How long might he be out for?
"I don't know. I would guess, but maybe I am wrong, a couple of weeks. But honestly
I cannot tell you. We have Winks and Sissoko back from suspension and I don't think we
are going to have anyone back from injuries."
Are you happy with the team's away form?
"Four matches away, we won two, we drew one and we lost one. Is that better than before?
Yes. Is it perfect? No. If we came to Norwich and we cannot create and Norwich dominate
us, we have to defend well, we resist, we draw 0-0, maybe you have to admit a positive
result. The problem is the way we concede the goals and the way we play. We go to United
and the first goal is a bad goal to concede. We react, we equalise, we go to half-time at
1-1, the second half starts, we concede a ridiculous goal, that is the problem. We play
so well, we create so much. In the beginning we were conceding lots of goals on corner,
we stopped that. We conceded the other day against Brighton from a free-kick but there
are things in football that are very difficult to control and when I am small and you are
taller than me 15cm there are things in football that are impossible. The only solution is
when you select players and you make squads you select a majority of tall players to cope
with the physicality of top football, either in the Premier League or in European competitions.
But we have to improve, we concede too many goals and it is very frustrating. If I was
one of my attacking players I would be very frustrated that behind we are not able to
stop it. So it is frustrating, but it is also a great feeling to know that the team never
gives up, it is also a great feeling to know that even in the most difficult circumstances
we go and we go and we go. I want to praise that fantastic spirit. People who accumulate
180 minutes in two games were fantastic and the other people that are not playing too
much and came from injuries, Lamela, Ndombele, I also want to praise them, magnificent spirit."
Do you need to sign defenders in January?
"No. No. January we have a little bit more time to work and with work we are going to try to improve."