Mkhitaryan: We need to take it game-by-game

Mkhitaryan assisted Cengiz Under's opener and then scored the second of the game himself, as the Giallorossi got back to winning ways in the league for the first time in over a month.

“It was an important game to win; for the team, for our confidence, for our mood heading into the next few games," Mkhitaryan said.

"It wasn’t easy, we need to rediscover the way we were playing in the first part of the season.”

You showed tonight that you are still in the fight for the top four…

“We believe we can do that but we have to take things game-by-game, to make sure we stay focused. Now we are focused on Gent in the Europa League, and then next weekend’s game against Cagliari.

Do you feel like the team has found itself again?

“I think that even in the game against Gent we showed we had recovered – but we need to keep working hard, getting better every day. It’s not enough to keep playing how we play, other teams learn quickly and we have to be able to adapt to different tactical approaches."

How do you feel, fitness-wise?

“I feel good but I can still get sharper, I can still learn more – and that’s what I try to do in training every day.”