Mauricio Pochettino: 'It was a special evening for us'

Mauricio Pochettino 

"First of all I am very happy with the three points as they are so important after two matches. We played very well with lots of good things in the first half. Then the second half maybe was a period that was difficult for us, but overall I think the team was good. We need to improve step by step, we are still at the beginning of the season. There are still many things that we need to develop in the team. But I am very happy with the three points at the end of a very special week for the team. For now we need to win and at the same time, we need to build. The challenge is to build good ways of working and I think that when all of the players will be available, it's going to be a special situation. In that moment we will need to start to show our real quality. Maybe now it doesn't mean that much, but to win tonight is so important for the future."

The return of the spectators? It was amazing, thank you to the fans. It was amazing to feel the energy from our fans again and that was brilliant. It was a special evening for us to feel our supporters with us and to stick altogether is a really amazing thing."

mauro icardi

"It was important to get back to the Parc with our supporters for the first home match of the season. And coming back with a win was the main thing and what we wanted to do. We did everything needed from the get go to take all three points. I am feeling very good. Physically, I feel very good. The truth is that I was very happy with the pre-season that we were able to have, we were able to work well. And now the league begins and everything that is going to come will be better and better. I feel good and I am very happy to have been able to score and to help the team to win."

julian draxler

"The main thing is the victory, but then it was great that the supporters were back in the ground. It's very important for us, it gives us a lot of strength, we really wanted to win it for them. It's been such a long time that they haven't been there and I hope that they will head home happy tonight. I felt good on the pitch, at the start of the season, it's always important to start well. I have started the two matches and that's also important for rhythm and I am happy to have been able to score today. The objective is to win matches, we can see that it's not yet perfect, because today we had a fantastic first half and then we let go a little. We need to work on that, but the main thing is the results, and we have won our first two matches, so we are happy."