Author: Black Dog
As the clock ticked towards 11pm local time in Milan, Arne Slot could finally sit back, relax and enjoy his 46th birthday. After a few days stressing over whether his team could right the wrongs of a dismal defeat on Saturday, the Liverpool head coach was finally gifted a present. It came in the form of three points to start the Champions League campaign, in one of world sport’s most grand arenas at the coliseum-like San Siro. As far as a welcome to European football with Liverpool goes, this was a baptism of fire for Slot. For the first 20…
Liverpool beat AC Milan 3-1 at San Siro It was Arne Slot’s first Champions League game in charge of the club Virgil van Dijk was among the goalscorers. Liverpool bounced back from a thoroughly disappointing weekend defeat to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday evening, impressively seeing off AC Milan in the UEFA Champions Leauge. Arne Slot’s side went behind early in the game thanks to a Christian Pulisic goal, but then roared back to take the lead before half-time. Goals from centre-backs Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk made it 2-1 heading into the interval, before a Dominik Szoboszlai effort sealed…
Serie A: AC Milan chief Ibrahimovic refuses to comment on last-minute bid for Osimhen AC Milan senior advisor, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, refused to comment on whether the club made a last-minute attempt to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli. Osimhen recently joined Turkish Super Lig champions, Galatasaray on a season-long loan deal. Saudi Arabian club Al Ahli and Chelsea were the clubs better known in the days leading up to the transfer deadline day in the race to sign the Nigeria international. Italian news outlet, AS Tuttosport, reported of a possible attempt by AC Milan to sign the powerful striker. When he…
AC Milan favor Maurizio Sarri to replace Paulo Fonseca AC Milan lost 3-1 to Liverpool in their Champions League opener, marking the latest humiliation suffered by the Rossoneri in the 2024/25 season since hiring Paulo Fonseca to replace Stefano Pioli. The move by RedBird Capital to fire Pioli, who won the Scudetto in 2021/22, and replace him with Fonseca, who flopped at Roma, was met by raised eyebrows from many Milan fans and even club legends. Fonseca has Milan 10th in the table in Serie A after four games, and after this latest defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League,…
Arne Slot was left pleased by what he believed to be a strong team performance during Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over AC Milan on Tuesday night. The Reds produced a comeback success in Italy in the head coach’s opening European fixture in charge, with goals from Ibrahima Konate, captain Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai. Christian Pulisic had netted for the hosts in the third minute of the Champions League encounter, though the visitors took a lead into half-time thanks to their central defensive pairing. Szoboszlai ensured they would go on to claim a deserved three points in the second period,…
It might not have been the result that the 60,000 fans at San Siro wanted, but it was still great to see Ricardo Kaka back home during last night’s game against Liverpool. Kaka was expected to be there and he was spotted on the sidelines before the game and it was versus an opponent he knows well having played against the Reds in the 2005 and 2007 Champions League finals in Istanbul and Athens. The Brazilian was interviews by Milan TV in the build-up to the match, and he answered the questions with that same infectious smile. “Mamma Mia there…
AC Milan already considering parting ways with manager Paulo Fonseca as they have started looking for alternative candidates. Milan could part ways with Fonseca Serie A giants went down 3-1 against Liverpool Italian side in touch with former Dortmund coach Terzic. The poor start to the new season has prompted the Rossoneri to consider parting ways with Fonseca. Per Sky Sports’ Patrick Berger, the Italian club have reportedly enquired about the availability of former Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic who guided the German side to the Champions League final earlier this summer. After the defeat against the Reds, USMNT star…
The Reds came in for heavy criticism after losing to Nottingham Forest at Anfield over the weekend and were in dire need of both a result and a performance to keep those naysayers at bay. Fortunately for Arne Slot, his side conjured up both and ran out deserved winners at San Siro. Here were Liverpool’s best and worst players on the night, as per 90min’s full player ratings. To begin his reign, Slot has rigidly stuck with a front three of Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz. Despite his fine performances at Euro 2024 with the Netherlands, Cody Gakpo…
Arne Slot was left pleased by what he believed to be a strong team performance during Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over AC Milan on Tuesday night. The Reds produced a comeback success in Italy in the head coach’s opening European fixture in charge, with goals from Ibrahima Konate, captain Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai. Christian Pulisic had netted for the hosts in the third minute of the Champions League encounter, though the visitors took a lead into half-time thanks to their central defensive pairing. Szoboszlai ensured they would go on to claim a deserved three points in the second period,…
AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca believes Christian Pulisic & Co “stopped playing” after falling behind against Liverpool in the Champions League. Milan went down 3-1 to Liverpool Fonseca furious with Milan players Claimed that they did not follow the plan. WHAT HAPPENED? The Reds sealed a memorable comeback at San Siro after falling behind early through a Pulisic goal. Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk found the net from set pieces while Dominik Szoboszlai scored the third to ensure that Liverpool emerged triumphant on Italian soil. THE BIGGER PICTURE Fonseca has had a troubled start to life in Milan with…