"We came here last time and conceded six and I was not prepared for that to happen again.
"My players did marvellously to contain a very good Arsenal team especially as I had to delve into my squad because we had six or seven senior players missing.
"I am delighted overall because we have another chance to go through and we are still in the hat.
"Like Arsenal, we have had a tough run of games and I can see why Arsene Wenger would like not to have replays, but from my point of view we would not be rewarded as my players were committed today."