“[It was an] amazing day,” he said. “But not easy. It was a tough game. But we had a good game, kept going, doing our job.
“In the end we scored five goals, I think we could have had even more. I’m happy with the three points and we have to keep going now.
“It’s very nice to score. For me it’s not the most important but obviously it’s nice to be on the scoresheet with my family upstairs. So it was nice to score.
“But like I always say, the team is the most important. When the team performs well and wins it’s a good day for our club.”
Kovacic also touched on his compatriot Gvardiol’s splendid strike, spoke about playing in defensive midfield in the absence of Rodrigo and looked ahead to Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Real Madrid.
Watch the entire interview via the video at the top of the page.
