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How seriously are you taking this competition?

Like all the competitions, we take it very seriously. Of course sometimes you can win and sometimes you can lose, but always we are serious and respect the competition.

You picked a strong side with Dele getting 90 minutes?

Dele was injured and now I think he’s fresh. He can manage his effort. Of course with the result it was better for us to give him more minutes in the game.

Did Harry Kane want to come on?

It’s important for him to score and have 20 minutes playing football. I think it was important for him and for the team an important victory and to get to the next stage of the FA Cup. It was an important fixture for the club. To be in four competitions is an important thing.

Even you can't have expected Serge Aurier to score two goals?

I think it was good for him. It's important for any player to have the possibility to score. When you are a full-back and you score and you don't have the habit to score, always it's special. I think he scored two but I need to see the second if he scored or not I don't know. He did? Ok, good for Serge.

It is a sign of Spurs' ruthlessness now that at 6-0 you bring on a player like Kane?

It was respect, respect the people, respect the opponent. They’re not going to have many chances to see Harry Kane play here in a competition like the FA Cup. I think it was a great atmosphere. For different reasons I decide to make a change and put Kane on the pitch but one of them is that It’s important to show respect to the people here so they could see Harry Kane, who is an icon in English football. It is difficult in that division to see it. It was important to see him in action.

What did you make of Llorente's display, there's talk of him leaving this month?

Yes, it’s a six-month contract with the club and we will see what happens. As I explained for different players, it’s not only in our hands, what the player wants. Of course now the window is open we’re going to talk.

What did you make of the young players tonight, Foyth and Skipp in particular?

Yes I am so happy. Always I never expect more than the attitude from the young players. They have the quality we believe but you cannot put too much pressure on them. Today they were very good, Skippy was fantastic. Of course Kyle Walker-Peters, Foyth, they are so young. I am so happy with the evolution of them.

Another two debuts as well, for Eyoma and Marsh?

Yes, these are players who have been involved this season for us. George and TJ they were involved in the pre-season tour in the summer. I think they are players that I hope have a future with us in the first team.

Son was applauded off by the Tranmere fans today, he's a player you're going to miss this month isn't he?

I accept that and I don't suffer with that. Sure that the squad is strong enough to push forward and to of course perform in the way that we expect. Of course you want all the players but I'm not going to suffer. We knew from the beginning of the season that that will happen. Now is not a point to suffer from something you know is going to happen.

Do you need to sign anyone this month?

Difficult. I don’t believe that we are going to do anything.

You have enough strength in depth?

I’m so happy with my squad. Always you can improve, different things you can or not.

Last night's result, was that good for you?

No, I said before that for me the most important thing was to enjoy the game. Six points the gap to the top and four to Manchester City. Of course we are enjoying a great season, we are there, step by step, but it doesn't matter the result. I enjoyed it a lot.

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