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Football is about the collective - Mauricio

The 35-goal striker damaged ankle ligaments in the 4-1 win at Bournemouth on Sunday and is expected to return to training next month.

It’s the same situation Mauricio faced on our last visit to Swansea on 2 January.

On that occasion, Harry was on the bench as he recovered from illness. Fernando Llorente started and opened the scoring as we won 2-0.

“Of course we’ll miss Harry because he’s one of the best strikers in the world, but it’s always about the squad,” said Mauricio.

“The players we decide to play more consistently, they need to feel the pressure from behind, the competition.