Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was proud of his performance in victory over Empoli.

Mkhitaryan scored once and created the other in the 2-0 win.

Roma now sit fourth with 15 points after seven league games on the Serie A table.

“The reaction after the derby was very important," he told Il Corriere dello Sport. “Especially ahead of the break.

“We wanted to win and be as close as possible to the top, and we had an almost perfect game."