Fulham boss Marco Silva was happy overcoming FA Cup opponents Rotherham United 1-0 on Friday.

Bobby De Cordova-Reid found the winner for the Cottages.

Silva said: "Going through in the competition was our aim, our desire was clear and we deserved it.

"Not the best performance when you have so many changes in the XI. They have the quality to start a Premier League game but when you change seven or eight from one game to another it will always have an impact.

"I knew that was probably going to be the situation but I would like to see a better performance. But it was our obligation to control the game like we did, to not give many things to them - they didn't have one shot on target.

"We did control the game, scored one good goal from Bobby [De Cordova-Reid] and had three or four more clear chances to score. One off the post and a great save from the goalkeeper so, of course, we deserve to go through."

On squad players getting a chance, he said: "It's important, some of them deserve more chances because of the way they work. Last few games they haven't played but they are more than ready to play Premier League if we need them."

On a long FA Cup run, Silva added: "It's really important. Last season we did it and got to the quarter-finals and people who saw that game know we deserved more from that game.

"For different reasons, we didn't get to the semi-finals but to go to that stage and perform the way we did, you have to be proud. You have to work hard to go further than that."