Roma coach Daniele de Rossi is happy to take credit for the team's form.

De Rossi oversaw victory over Lazio as Roma continue to impress after the January sacking of Jose Mourinho.

He said, “I hate those fake humble people who always give credit to others, as ultimately they are the ones who believe they are better than anyone else.

“Some said I was courageous to take this job, but it dropped out of the sky, this enormous opportunity. I am training excellent players here, so they can hide some of my faults.

“We are trying to improve the things I saw that needed to be improved, there's more to be done. When you arrive, you do a sort of inventory, they have grit, defensive solidity, this, that and the other, but I saw what they could do better was in attack.

“I think we've seen good results, but unfortunately also some less good ones, the draw with Lecce was downright bad. As a coach, you have to re-do the inventory every week and see what needs doing."