Nuno on Felipe, conceding late goals and keeping clean sheets

West Ham boss Nuno Santo has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Liverpool at Anfield (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Nuno starts with an update on Pablo Felipe, who is out with a calf problem: "He didn't join us yet as he's starting his own programme, so he's improving day by day. It all depends on him, so hopefully soon because we miss him."
• On West Ham's recent form: "Unfortunately, some results are not coming, which we need. But in terms of performance, they are improving in different aspects and getting a clean sheet always motivates us." He added: "We cannot spend too much time and sorrow thinking what could be, we have to react and bounce back."
• He says fighting for survival is tough but his side are motivated: "It's a big challenge and it can bring the best out of us. That's the main motivation. We have to keep chasing, and it's going to be a fight. Being a chaser is the reality. It's been that way for a while, but we're in the fight."
• When asked about clean sheets, he said: "When we speak about our defensive organisation it comes from all the team, not only the back line. It comes from our striker, the way we organise, the way we intend to press. I think we are growing in that aspect of the game, which improves our defensive organisation. But I think players have been knowing each other better, realising that it is a team effort to achieve a clean sheet in the Premier League."
• On West Ham conceding late goals recently while Liverpool have a tendancy to score late goals: "Minute one is important, and then you have to play the game action after action. What I ask is for total focus during the game... We are trying to correct conceding late goals, because it has impacted us. We're improving, but we will go into the match thinking of minute one not the end of the game."
• When asked what's changed since they last played Liverpool he said: "We know that we played at home against Liverpool now it's at Anfield. We know how tough it'll be. So new things, I always think that the game is new things happening require new questions, new answers, new challenge, but we are ready to play the game... The boys work hard and well, we still have tomorrow, but the atmosphere is good, so we are confident realising how tough it is going to be, but we want to challenge it."

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