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Jurgen Klopp speaks to Sky Sports. “Conor Bradley is a good player … do we have an alternative by the way ?! [laughs] … he is really impressive … of course we trust him … we are pretty young on the bench but that’s how it is and it’s fine … we know what’s at stake … we know what it would mean for Fulham to go through so we have to make sure everyone realises it means a lot to us as well … it’s important we make a proper game of it … we played recently against Fulham and it was a wild one … I didn’t need that to know how good a team Fulham are and a manager Marco Silva is … it’s a really tough one … we have to make sure for them it is tough as well.”
Marco Silva talks to Sky. “It is one of the most difficult tests in this country for sure … we have to be at the top level to be competitive … we have two players away at the African cup and one or two injuries … we have to try to get a result that gives us a chance to decide the game at home … the goal for the competition is to go until the end … we are not favourites but we are here and we are ready to fight … the pressure is on them … we have our part to play … we are going for it.”