Every word Mauricio Pochettino said on Nkunku injury, Chelsea loss and conversation with owners

Mauricio Pochettino faced the media on Tuesday afternoon at Cobham ahead of Chelsea's FA Cup fifth round tie with Leeds United. The Argentine was a very busy man, with a load of questions about the Blues following their Carabao Cup final defeat at the weekend.

Pochettino saw his team lose in agonising fashion to Liverpool on Sunday evening thanks to a late Virgil van Dijk goal in extra-time at Wembley. However, there is not too much time for Pochettino and his team to reflect on that with another cup tie with Leeds on the horizon.

The Chelsea head coach spoke to a room full of journalists on Tuesday afternoon ahead of that game. You can read the full transcript from Cobham below.

How is the fitness of the players after Sunday?

«Yes, we are all tired. Always when you lose a final it is not easy to recover. But I am so happy because I think they are really focused and they move forward, if you ask all of the players today if they want to be involved in the game tomorrow.

»Of course, disappointed because we cannot win the Carabao Cup but we need to move on to tomorrow. But I'm happy because I think they react well and I think they are in a positive moment. I think they are good, they're okay."

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How difficult has it been to pick yourself up and pick the players up after Sunday?

«No, it's not difficult because we cannot wait. Now we need to keep the spirit up, move on and be ready for tomorrow. Of course it is another competition, the FA Cup, and we also want to go until the end. We need to be ready because we are going to have in front [of us] a very good