"We would prefer to have an easier draw like some teams have but if you want to win this competition you need to beat good teams," he said
"I don't think we lost a lot of games in that competition because we always take it seriously.
"Last season we had to beat Southampton, Aston Villa away and even Manchester United in the final - that's three Premiership teams.
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