"We didn't know what the team was going to be when we arrived at the stadium but I think we all hoped it would be the same because we played well against Aston Villa, we were all fit again and we all wanted to help the club qualify for the next round," admitted the defender.
"When he told us it would be the same team as Saturday we just looked at each other and started smiling. This was the hundredth game - he couldn't be keeping the same team, could he?
"There was a great atmosphere in the dressing room before the game anyway, but this just added to the fantastic feeling we all had. It was a nice moment and good fun.
"To be honest we're bored of reading about rotation. We know what our manager stands for and we support him one hundred per cent. He's one of the best around, he's so tactical and so thorough in his preparations and he knows what he's doing.
"He wants every player to be fit for every game and it's just not possible to keep using the same players over and over again."