"I thought Kulusevski just for the fans, just for the fans, because they waited him on the pitch." Roberto De Zerbi on sending on a returning Dejan Kulusevski for Mohammed Kudus, who could have finished. With James Maddison back too, Spurs have "another atmosphere."
"If we don't react together in the tough moment, we have to change sport. We have to play golf." Roberto De Zerbi on Spurs reacting after conceding to Man United and Coventry. Before Old Trafford, he told a squad meeting: "We can't move on if we don't take more responsibility."
Midfield injuries pushed Spurs to a back three, Roberto De Zerbi said. Conor Gallagher returned two days before the game after medics warned he might miss it; Mateus Fernandes had trained only the last two days. No new injuries, Andrew Robertson included: "nothing important."
"I thought VAR would cancel it." Coventry's Frank Lampard said Omar Marmoush's elbow was high and hit Milan van Ewijk on the Spurs goal. He cited a corner, a foul on Brandon Thomas-Asante and a late advantage not played: "the little bits add up... That's all I'll say about it."
Marc Guéhi has played every minute of Man City's eight-day run against Liverpool, PSG and Ipswich, with recovery and sleep between games in place of training. "No, not strain. I'm grateful to be fit and healthy." He took the blame for the Ipswich goals: "that is down to me."
Dominik Szoboszlai did not worsen his injury playing through it against Brentford, Andoni Iraola said, but he misses Liverpool's Champions League game against Villarreal: "probably we have to be a little bit more patient." Ryan Gravenberch is back.
"Maybe it's not the one you are thinking": Andoni Iraola hinted at changes to Liverpool's starting XI against Villarreal in the Champions League because "some players are not fresh enough" after Brentford, which he called their most demanding game for running.
"I'm not going to deny that I feel more comfortable playing as a centre-back," Ronald Araujo said, but he will give everything at right-back for Liverpool. Andoni Iraola raised the role in their first conversation. A permanent move? "A bit early," Araujo said.
Jeremie Frimpong misses Liverpool's Champions League game against Villarreal with a new injury Andoni Iraola called "massive", picked up two or three minutes after coming on. A return before the international break? "We will try, but it's going to be difficult."