“We've got two good goalkeepers. Edou has been training well and Kepa has been playing really well. In this situation we're in, to give Edou a game today was no problem. It's not for me to say, 'one level is here and one level is there'. He's a goalkeeper we trust so he started."
"The long loopy throw is a difficult one to defend against. We've seen them score goals in games where it has been important for them and you know it's coming. They're a bigger team than us, which is just a natural thing. The threat of set-pieces, counter-attacks and direct play were the biggest threats and the players knew that."
For Raheem to score a couple of goals today, how important is that ahead of next season?
"Yeah, it is important. They're small steps forward. Raheem is a player that has the credit in the bank, as such, that he's been a regular goal scorer in the Premier League and for his country. To see him score there, that's Raheem, arriving for a cross and then individual brilliance. I'm very happy for him.
"It's what the top end of the pitch needs. Raheem has done it before, and he did it once more. When you have 76% of the ball, you need to win games, and Raheem has shown himself to be a killer at the top of the pitch. We don't have enough of it right now.
"It's what the top end of the pitch needs. Raheem has done it before, and he did it once more. When you have 76% of the ball, you need to win games, and Raheem has shown himself to be a killer at the top of the pitch. We don't have enough of it right now.
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