A brief look at how the managers reacted to Sunday's FA Cup action, with Martin O'Neill unhappy over the absence of England striker Emile Heskey.
Derby County 1 - 4 Manchester United
Nigel Clough: "It probably puts it in perspective when you consider the side we're playing against. They could pretty much score at will. We had a good spell after (United's third goal) and we might have got it back to 3-2, but overall we're pleased with the performance even though we lost 4-1. We kept going, we kept playing when it would have been easy to roll over."
Alex Ferguson: "The linesman created his own confusion (for the disallowed goal) because he went so long, until after the goal had been scored, to say it was offside. He said he was waiting to find out whether Ryan (Giggs) had touched it. Nevertheless, (Cristiano) Ronaldo was still in an offside position. I have no complaints about the actual decision. It was the fact he waited so long. I did not understand the explanation."
Everton 3 - 1 Aston Villa
David Moyes: "With Villa's resources, I felt we would have a problem with the injuries we had to cope with. But they adapted. Senior men Mikel Arteta, Tim Cahill, Phil Jagielka, they all did so well. It was a very good team performance. (Victor Anichebe) is an exciting young player, just like the other youngsters who played in this tie - (Jack) Rodwell and (Dan) Gosling - and he caused Villa real problems and played well."
Martin O'Neill: "Gareth Barry being suspended was our fault, our problem. Being without (Emile) Heskey is not our fault. He should not have played on Wednesday for England because he had an existing Achilles injury and made it worse. (Injured defender Luke Young) showed his face at the England camp and was sent home. The same should have happened to Heskey, I would have had a better chance of him playing in the cup tie if that had happened."
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