Roberto Mancini was interviewed exclusively by Inter Channel after his Inter suffered a heavy 6-1 defeat against Tottenham at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadium.

“Nobody likes losing, especially 6-1. Despite the result, however, the first half was excellent. It was the first time we had all the players together and they did some good things. From the 50-minute mark and onwards we made too many mistakes and the final score is the result of that. It’s never nice to lose, but I prefer playing against good sides. Leaving the result aside, it’s always better to play quality teams.”

Mancini then spoke about new signing Ever Banega who made his debut stating that “Banega is a player that needs freedom on the pitch. He’s a quality player and we need those runs from deep to get us goals. It was the first time the team had played together and they can get better through hard work. Next season we want to improve on fourth place and that’s within our capabilities. We need to work hard to make sure our fitness is right so we can perform well.”