Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi was delighted after their 4-0 rout of Cagliari.

Inter won via goals from Lautaro Martinez (2), Alexis Sanchez and Hakan Calhanoglu.

“The lads did really well. I had asked for concentration and focus, as I saw this weekend so many big clubs struggle after European games," Inzaghi told DAZN.

“I knew Cagliari would be organised and we needed the right approach. I congratulated them at half-time for their attitude, as although it was only 1-0, they had the right performance and we just needed to convert more of those chances.

“Whenever I rotate the squad, I get a strong response from whoever steps in. Alexis Sanchez is getting better every day, Correa was doing well until the injury, so everyone delivers when called upon."

He added, “We are top of the table, we reached the Champions League Round of 16 after 11 years, so it's hard to do better. I knew we were playing well from the very start, that was 23 games ago, but there's a long road ahead. We've done well to put together a run of positive results.

“Now that we are top, naturally we want to stay there. However, we were seven or eight points off the top just a month ago, so we know it's a tricky and very open season.

“Our aim for Christmas was to reach the Champions League Round of 16, because Inter deserved to be there after 11 years, and we did it with a game in hand. Now we can focus on Serie A for the next few weeks."