Liverpool are still reeling after their shock defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon but will be forced to turn their attentions to the start of their Champions League campaign vs AC Milan in midweekAC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca has already started preparing for his side’s meeting with Liverpool as the Reds lick their wounds from their first loss of the season.
The Merseysiders suffered their first defeat of the Arne Slot era on Saturday. Callum Hudson-Odoi’s second-half goal was enough to secure the three points at Anfield on Saturday. And while Reds boss Slot will be keen to get his side back on track in the Premier League sooner rather than later, they have a slight distraction before that. Liverpool start their Champions League campaign on Tuesday against Italian giants AC Milan.
Rossoneri boss Fonseca has revealed that his side have already got to work on their upcoming battle with the Reds.
Speaking after beating Venezia 4-0 at the weekend, the Portuguese coach said: “I have to be honest, I already started thinking about both games against Liverpool and Inter.
“I realise the importance of the derby, Liverpool will be very difficult, but I cannot deny I have already started studying Inter too. I know what it means to the fans, we are working to have good performances in both matches.”
Milan’s win against Venezia was their first victory of the campaign, having previously been held by both Lazio and Torino. They were also defeated by Parma last month.
But Fonseca is now expecting more improvement from his side from now. He added: “Our season already started four rounds ago, we dropped points and need to recover lost ground, but it was important to win and to win like this. It gives the players confidence to keep growing.
“We can talk about tactics and technique, but energy and attitude are very important for a team that wants to play this type of football. The work done on the pitch was important, but so was studying videos, having conversations in the locker room, it was all important.”
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