"It was a big win for us today. To come out of it with a frustrating 0-0 would have felt like a wasted opportunity to get closer to the top. We knew before the game we could not drop points today.
"West Ham can also feel frustrated because they defended well and gave everything today. Green always has the game of his life against us, it is unbelievable and he repeats that every year.
"We had some strikers on the bench and in the end that made the difference when we got some openings as they fatigued in the last 20 minutes. Last year I over-used Adebayor and now we go into a period where we play every three days, which is why I want to rotate a little bit. I have a short squad, a compact one, but of quality. I can only show that by trusting the players."
"He fights very hard and came on with 25 minutes left, and fought for every ball - that shows more than all the speeches I can make. We have a great spirit in the side, great quality and are very determined to come back to the top."
"One week ago everyone made Chelsea super-favourites, now it is Liverpool. Things change very quickly, which is why it makes it very interesting. We were very close last year and with 83 points, many times you would have been champions. However, Manchester United had a fantastic second half of the season, we dropped a little bit of our quality and that is it - I still feel any weakness will be punished."