“A sad day losing a top player and person and one of our own but it seems to be the way football is set up these days.”

**John McGinn on the departure of Jacob Ramsey,**

“Don’t wanna hear any bad words or anything negative on this name (Ramsey). You don’t know the half.”

**Tyrone Mings on the departure of Jacob Ramsey,**

“I agree with the players, with the same message they sent. I agree, but we have to move on and try to get our best.

“Of course, they are the same. They are friends and maybe they can feel a little bit sad. In football you have to move on and keep going. They are sending messages in the same direction and I agree.

“We have to accept the financial rules. We know it, and we are trying to get a balance between the rules and our capacity to keep improving and getting better.”

**Unai Emery on the player’s reaction to the departure of Jacob Ramsey.**

“He is young, but mature.

“He is a player whose development has been fantastic for him and for us. He has capacity to be versatile, and his numbers have been very good. He is showing us that he can lead in the dressing room.

“He has the respect of his teammates, and he has the respect of all the teams we face. Our level is increasing and, through him, we are being better and we are stronger.

“I want more from him and to continue working with him. I want to get him better numbers, and he is demanding of that himself. He is one of the better players we have and he is very important.”

“He had very good numbers last year. Improving those would mean he improves. Then, how he is working for the team, it is more or less at the level we want. He is being demanding, offensively and defensively. Sometimes he is more clinical.

“Last week, for example, he played 90 minutes, but he didn’t get the performance he has shown us. Tomorrow he can show it to us.”

**Unai Emery on Morgan Rogers crowned PFA Young Player of the Year in the week.**

“Once the transfer window closes, we will clarify everything.

"We have to improve, we have to clarify some things in the transfer window. We have enough players but we need to clarify some circumstances with some players whether they are staying or not, and the possibility of adding to help us."

**Unai Emery on the future of the squad.**

"We reacted well to going behind, we created chances but didn't score. There are some things tactically we need to improve. In the first half and second half we had chances to score. We had corners and we had a lot of crosses.

"Yes, it was a clear mistake [for the goal]. We are not like we want. Today we are very disappointed with the result."

"We are going to try and recover first mentally and continue working."

**Unai Emery, post-match.**

Unai, your thoughts on the defeat?

"To lose here is hard for us. In my expectation, if we weren't performing, being clinical, or getting corners, crosses, chances, we could lose. The message before was to keep a clean sheet, then to win the match."

"We lost the match today because the first 20 minutes we weren't really performing and playing with the intensity we needed. We reacted after conceding, dominated and created chances. They defended our corners and had transitions. We avoided their attacks in transition and we dominated.

"This is a very good example about how football is. Conceding the first goal, it is very hard to come back. We have to move on and continue working, trying to change some circumstances we have.

"We need to clarify some circumstances we have next week and try to get our structure stronger again. Last year we needed time to get it. We competed well against Newcastle and had a red card. We accepted it.

"Today we competed, but it was not enough. We conceded some moments on the field that we need to avoid. Finishing the transfer window next week we are going to clarify everything. My message is to stay calm, move on and do the work we are doing, also be strong in our mentality."

Were you worried about the lack of intensity?

"I was frustrated because we started losing some easy balls and we didn’t get defensive duels that we normally do. Of course, this is something we have to avoid in the next weeks."

Did Kamara come off injured and what was the problem?

"Yes, I don’t know exactly what injury he has. He got injured."

John McGinn played on right - a word on your options in that position?

"We have some circumstances now that we are trying to work. We finished the window next week and John McGinn performed as a right winger. His characteristic is not getting individual action man to man, but he can open space for the full-back.

"He can get passes forward to teammates. We are building a team to get strong and help our players get their best position in our structure."

How did Konsa’s suspension impact the structure?

“Of course, he’s important but we have experiences here with the players we have. Tyrone Mings was one year and a half out of the team. Last year, Pau was two months out of the team. Konsa usually is being consistent, not getting injured.

“We have to be ready to play with the centre-backs we have. We have to perform with the players we have. I think it’s enough players to get enough performances for this season.

“But this week is the last week for the transfer window and of course, we have some circumstances that are not helping us.”

What was missing for you today?

“We played here before three matches against Brentford and it was the same match we played (today). We drew three years ago, we scored and drew in the last minute with Douglas Luiz after losing 1-0. In that match was more or less the same as today, but we didn’t score and didn’t draw.

“We were creating some opportunities. Maybe not clear chances as they were defending so, so low but we had enough chances to score one goal and to draw.

“But the key was conceding the first goal. Because last year, we won 1-0. That match was maybe more difficult than the one we played today. Two years ago, we won as well in a very difficult match.

“More or less, we were expecting it. I am disappointed that we conceded one goal because we weren’t really with the intensity I think we need normally to play matches like we are playing. But we have to accept it. We are in day two.

“We have to improve things, we have to clarify some things in the transfer window in the next week. We have enough players but we need to clarify some circumstances with some players whether they are staying or not, and the possibility of adding someone to help us."

Are you concerned about the start of matches?

“Today, after we conceded the goal, the players responded, reacted, they tried. The first 20 minutes I am a little bit disappointed.

“They are different matches. Last week was at home, was Newcastle. This week was away, Brentford. As well with these circumstances.

“Of course, to lose here is hard for us. But it happened and in my expectation it was, in case we weren’t performing in the match, in some moments not being clinical or getting corners, offensively, crosses, getting some chances to score. We were conceding and we lost like we did.

“The message before the match was to keep the clean sheet - the first message - and then to try and win the match. We didn’t keep the clean sheet and we didn’t score the goal. Of course, we lost.”

**Unai Emery, post-match**