Enzo Maresca clearly had one eye on Thursday's Europa Conference League quarterfinal trip to Poland, as he rested Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and Pedro Neto from the start.

Maresca selected Nkunku to play as a No 9 in Sunday's goalless draw at Brentford but he was substituted off at half-time.

On his team selection: "We played Thursday night, so the idea was to start the game in one way and finish in another way. I think the plan nearly worked. We just the missed the goal." On the performance: "We can always do something better, not only today but in general. When you shoot more than 20 times, you've made enough chances to win the game."