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"I'm not sure yet if he is involved tomorrow or on the weekend. Andreas came in the morning of the match to inform me, to speak to me. He told me he was not ready to play the match, to start the match and be on the bench. He had his reasons. They stay private and confidential.

"It was not the first time, as you can see over the last weeks; we had some of the same situations. That's why he did not play regularly over the last weeks. We thought we are in a good progression development because he played a strong match before the final against Leeds. The conversation took place. We had to respect it. Of course. He has our support still, but for tomorrow I am unsure.

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"Unlikely. It was very short notice before the cup final – and not only before this match. There were other matches the weeks before. So no chance I have a prediction before tomorrow or the weekend."

"Kai (Havertz) tries today in training. He did individual training yesterday but was not in team training. So it's still a big question mark. Timo (Werner) is out with a hamstring injury. Ben Chilwell was back in team training which was very, very good news and a big uplift for everybody and well deserved. So nice to see him back in training.

"Of course, not available for the match. Everybody could see that Kova (Mateo Kovacic) had a big swollen ankle after the match and did not train yesterday. So I'm not sure he will be available."

"We are desperate to have him back; he's one of our key players. At the same time, we are very impatient and happy that he is back and are looking forward to it. We are excited.

"At the same time, we have to be patient. It was a big injury, and he was out