AC Milan beat Manchester United 4-2 in final pre-season friendly at Municipal Stadium
AC Milan defeated Manchester United 4-2 at the Municipal Stadium in the clubs' final pre-season friendly ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. The Rossoneri registered four different goalscorers to secure the victory over Michael Carrick’s side.
The result was the first win for the Ruben Amorim-led side in their current pre-season run and the Milan attack finally clicked against what the report describes as his former club, Manchester United. The English side posed a strong challenge in the first half but conceded only once before the game unravelled for them after the interval. Milan scored more goals in this match than in the rest of their ongoing pre-season fixtures combined, according to the match summary.
Goncalo Ramos, Samuel Chukwueze, Alphadjo Cissè and Ruben Loftus-Cheek each found the net for AC Milan in the 4-2 victory. Manchester United’s goals came from Harry Maguire, with the opening strike arriving from a Bruno Fernandes corner, and the report states that “The Denmark international scored the second goal for Manchester United in their 2-4 loss against AC Milan. He also was the stand out performer for his side.”
The Manchester United performance featured multiple defensive issues in the second half while Milan implemented what the report calls well-organised tactics to gain the upper hand. The arrival of Lisandro Martinez into the game is singled out as a turning point, with the summary adding that Ayden Heaven had done a decent job in the first half before being replaced by Martinez and that the change coincided with United’s decline.
Set-pieces produced the opening goal after Bruno Fernandes delivered a ball from the corner that Harry Maguire converted. Patrick Dorgu was singled out for continuing to put up impressive displays on the left flank, a development the report notes could be important for Manchester United as they prepare for the new season.
The account states Ruben Amorim handled the challenge of facing his former club well for his new team and describes this performance as AC Milan’s strongest ahead of the 2026-27 campaign. The piece also characterises the 4-2 win as a confidence boost for Amorim and the Rossoneri ahead of the upcoming season.
After finishing fifth in the Serie A last year, AC Milan are only eligible to compete in the UEFA Europa League, a competition the report links to the club’s situation heading into the new campaign.
