AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso says his team is exceeding expectations after victory over Fiorentina.

Hakan Calhanoglu proved the matchwinner as the 1-0 triumph kept Milan within three points of the Champions League places.

Gattuso stated: “If someone had told us at the start of the season that we'd be level with Roma and four points ahead of Lazio, nobody would've believed us. The problem is we could've done even better and dropped too many points.

“We played badly at Parma, but not against Torino, as until the goal they hadn't created any problems for us. Our problem this year is that we need to be more consistent, as once we stop moving off the ball, creating spaces and passing channels, we become static and stop playing.

“I think this team is giving so much and the regret is that we weren't able to shake it off when we had some negative moments. For instance, Krzysztof Piatek shouldn't worry about his goals, because he started the season so well at Genoa and then with us, he doesn't need to worry."