AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is delighted with the way his team are now performing.

The Rossoneri had a bad start to the season, but their 4-0 against Catania was the fifth consecutive victory.

"Today the team had a good performance and only allowed Catania something in the first half," said the Coach.

"The lads did well in terms of technique and also the intensity of the match, which was not easy in this game.

"When the strikers work to help out the defence like this, the whole team can express itself better. The forwards have been doing this for a while now, helping the midfield when we lose possession.

"If we defend well, then in my view we attack better. That's how we approached the last few matches and we got some great performances.

"We really wanted these five straight wins and now have a good position in the table so we can go into the break for international duty with a more relaxed state of mind."