AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli was delighted with their 5-1 thrashing of Bologna.

Alexis Saelemaekers, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ismael Bennacer, Ante Rebic and Davide Calabria were all on the Rossonero scoresheet.

“The team is enjoying itself, that's what you can tell from the way the players are working in training, during the match and any time we spend time together," Pioli told DAZN.

“Bologna are a particularly tough team, so this kind of performance means we have belief in what we're doing. We haven't achieved our target yet, so we've got to stay focused and keep it going.

“We worked well during the lockdown, thanks also to the efforts of the players, but it's the mentality that makes the difference. We are a team now, we have belief in what we're doing and that makes everything work better.

“We had this inability before to beat the teams ahead of us in the table, but we've now defeated Lazio and Juventus, so that was the signal of stepping up a level.

“I think the game that really gave us the boost was the Coppa Italia semi-final. Playing almost the entire match down to 10 men, but still so organised, determined and focused, it made is realise we could've beaten Juventus if it was 11 against 11. That was a very important match in our journey, as it's when we became fully aware of what we could do."