Mkhitaryan: We gave everything to win this one

Henrikh Mkhitaryan provided the crucial moment of inspiration as Roma beat Genoa 2-0 on Sunday night.

It was Mkhitaryan who found substitute Felix Afena-Gyan free inside the box late in the game, as the 18-year-old made himself an instant hero with the finish (and another soon after) that wrapped up all three points.

Here's what the Armenia international had to say after the contest...

Jose Mourinho said in his post-match interview that you were the Man of the Match.

“I'm thankful to him and to my teammates. Today we fought as a team, we showed we wanted to win and we gave it everything in order to get that win. That was the case in the first half too. In the second half we improved a bit, though, and in the end we got the goals we wanted."

The game was decided by an 18-year-old. Have you given Felix much advice - and what advice will you give him now?

“Just not to get too carried away, that's the most important thing. As you said, he is still only 18. He has a lot to learn and needs to put in the work. Scoring two goals today does not mean he will have an amazing career. For that he needs to understand that he will have to fight, to build his confidence, to put in the work to help the whole team out on the pitch. All of us help our teammates and he will need to do the same."

What do you make of this season so far - do you think you have a better idea of what you are capable of?

“We want to finish as high up as we can. At the start of the season we had the target of finishing in the top four. There is still a long way to go in the campaign and we need to realise that other teams will drop points along the way.

"We need to play better too, and win the games that we didn't manage to last season. We need to start going on a run of good results to push up the table."