While aware of the significance of the victory, the Italian manager, in his first season in the Premier League, remained wary of counting his chickens. "At this part of the season every win is a great win for us. "We have to have great enthusiasm and great patience because I think we are having a great season but for it to become a fantastic season we must win," he told reporters. If we don’t win against Middlesbrough (on May 8) you lose this great win," he said. "The message was only great hugs and great enthusiasm, great passion," he said.

Source: The Star April 30, 2017 16:41 UTC