Northampton Saints head coach Sam Vesty instructed BBC Radio Northampton:
“[It was] a extremely satisfying win, an actual contest of assault and defence, the place each defences had been examined however stood up.
“We began doing lots of issues higher with 10 minutes to go within the first half. We moved off the ball higher, created alternatives and we obtained that strive simply earlier than half-time which is at all times time to attain.
“In a recreation the place defences are robust, it’s a must to be fairly ruthless and we had been alive to the alternatives, which was good to see.”
On Alex Mitchell’s harm:
“He felt one thing in his hamstring, we won’t know greater than that. It will not be too dangerous however then no one who pulls their hamstring thinks it is dangerous.”
Gloucester head coach George Skivington instructed BBC Radio Gloucestershire:
“We got here out of the blocks nicely, attacked the sport, however we simply weren’t correct sufficient particularly on the back-end of the first-half.
“We had some actual alternatives and will’ve are available in 14 and even 21 nil up, however we gave away a few penalties, they scored too simply and all of the sudden it was 14 all.
“We did not get the launches and the ball by the palms the best way we needed to. The boys stayed within the combat, stored attempting, however lots of our play was scrappy balls, selecting balls off the ground and Saints took their alternatives rather well.
“There might be some good learnings right here.”
Northampton: Pater; Sleightholme, Freeman, Dingwall (c), Hendy; Belleau, Mitchell; Iyogun, Langdon, Kundiona; Coles, Prowse, Kemeny, Pearson, Chick.
Replacements: Smith, Fischetti, Neculai, Van Der Mescht, Lockett, Pollock, Weimann, Hutchinson.
Gloucester: Barton; Joseph, Llewellyn, S Atkinson (c), W Knight; C Atkinson, Englefield; Rapava Ruskin, Blake, Fasogbon; Kleyn, Clark, Thomas, Gwynne, Clement.
Replacements: Lake, Bleuler, C Knight, Trenholm, Morgan, Ludlow, Robson, Redshaw.
Referee: Sara Cox.