Silva On Team News, Manager Sackings And Stoke

Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Championship side Stoke City (kick-off 14:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On team news: "No fresh injury concerns for us from the last game and the session as well. We have another session tomorrow before the game. Tom Cairney and Sasa Lukic are going to be out."
• The manager also did not want to make a comment on Phil Foden's potential red card from the defeat at Manchester City: "The moment it is not for me to give an opinion about that."
• On whether Oscar Bobb could start: "He could - we have to wait more. We have another session to see. It was a good session from him today - like all of the other players - and we have to decide tomorrow whether he will start. There is a good chance for him."
• On the importance of a cup competition: "I don't like just to go by words - we must prove it on the pitch. Yes, any time we start a competition like this we aim high. To arrive in the final stages we have to be serious."
• Asked if Thomas Frank's sacking by Tottenham makes it more appealing for him to stay at Fulham instead of moving to a different club, Silva said: "In the business we are in now, the results speak louder than all the other things we are doing. For Thomas, and other colleagues when they leave their jobs, it is always a difficult moment. He is a very good coach and a great man as well. But football is like that. My decision, or the club's decision, does not mean we look for other examples. Each club is its own example."
• On Stoke City: "They started the competition very well. They were in a good position, in the play-off position [in the Championship]. They were playing well. It's always a difficult place to go because the home support is very good. We have to respect them and they have a quality side who could make our life very difficult."

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