Nuno thanks fans for backing

Defeat was painful for Nuno and his men. But the Portuguese has made clear they must quickly pick

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game and created difficulties."

Elanga was not the only one in Garibaldi Red missing his shooting boots in the capital. Morgan Gibbs-White twice hit the woodwork and Taiwo Awoniyi struck the post.

themselves up for their final five Premier League games as they aim to clinch Champions League qualification.

"Today, it’s tough. We put a lot of effort into the FA Cup. You could see the desire of the players," Nuno added.

"All of us wanted to try to the end to achieve it. But tomorrow when we wake up and we see what's ahead of us, it can only bring us more energy for the last moments of the season.

"We always learn from the games - individually, as a team, as a club. As a club, we have learned it’s possible to achieve what we want to achieve.

"We are very thankful for the way the fans stayed to the end to applaud us.

"We cannot thank them enough. We keep going."

him. As he put it: "I was not sure if Anthony could play right-back."