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AC Milan made it difficult for themselves, but strode to a massive 4-2 win against Manchester United in Poland on Saturday. Ruben Amorim was forced into several changes for this game, with Yunus Musah, Ardon Jashari, Alphadjo Cisse and Goncalo Ramos coming into the starting XI. An opportunity offered for a few players, certainly. Read SempreMilan ad-free and get access to exclusive news. Click here for a free trial! The game kicked off terribly, with Milan going behind in a few minutes. However, they drew back level inside the first half, thanks to a goal from Samuel Chukwueze. Unfortunately, the second half started similarly, with United taking the lead again. A barrage of goals then followed from the Rossoneri, who scored three times in fourteen minutes. Chukwueze got two assists, one for Alphadjo Cisse and another for Goncalo Ramos – repaying him for the first goal – then Ruben Loftus-Cheek got a fourth, giving Amorim’s side a comfortable lead. Match report Straight from kick-off, Dorgu charged down the left and forced Lorenzo Torriani into a stop within the first minute. Unfortunately, it would be the Reds to take the lead from this, with Maguire scoring from the resulting corner. A really poor goal to concede, with the defence not picking up one of the biggest aerial threats in European football. Things did not get much better in the minutes that followed as the Rossoneri tried to settle into the game a little bit. After a bit of passing, Pavlovic was tasked with playing the ball out the box, but he was caught napping and Diallo almost made him pay for his mistake. However, he recovered well and put the ball out for a corner. At the other end, Ardon Jashari gave the Rossoneri their first chance of the game as he pressed well and snatched the ball off Tielemans. The Swiss then played the ball into Ruben Loftus-Cheek, but the Englishman fired the ball straight at Lammens in the United goal. Shortly after, Pervis Estupinan was booked for dragging Diallo down to stop a counter-attack. At the hydration break, ignoring the goal from United, you’d argue the Diavolo were the better of the two sides so far. They’ve created a few decent chances, but neither Loftus-Cheek nor Alphadjo Cisse have been able to convert. The 10 minutes that followed were pretty poor, with the only highlight (if you can call it that) being when Ardon Jashari was the recipient of a free-kick routine and his shot went well wide. However, he redeemed himself minutes later with some exceptional pressing work. Winning the ball back high he played through Goncalo Ramos. The Portuguese wasn’t contested in the box and he slid the ball into Chukwueze, who tapped it home to equalise. As quick as they’d equalised, they almost conceded with Koni De Winter giving away a dodgy penalty in the box. However, Torriani was equal to the spot kick from Bruno Fernandes. A great stop from the youngster. There wasn’t much else to really report from the first half, it must be said. The second half then started as the first did with United having a big chance early on. Yet, again, Torriani was equal to it. This time, though, he didn’t tip it behind for a corner and the danger was averted. Unfortunately, United were back in front shortly after with Dorgu finishing. Torriani will probably feel like he should’ve done better with that one. Nevertheless, that lead didn’t last too long, with Chukwueze becoming the giver on this occasion. It may have been a shot, but the ball went into the back post area and Cisse was there to prod it home for 2-2. A lot then happened in a short time. Chukwueze was again given a lot of space wide on the right and there can be no doubt about his intentions this time, with him delivering a fantastic cross into Ramos. There were no doubts from the Portuguese either and he finished brilliantly with a header! 3-2. Then, just a few minutes after that, Ruben Loftus-Cheek finally got his goal. In a counter-attack situation, the Diavolo sprang quickly and the Englishman finished well at the near post. You’ve got to say he deserved that one. As you’d expect, Milan then started to sit a little bit, with the Red Devils looking to get back into the game. However, they still had the best chance after their final goal, with Luka Modric doing what he always does and playing beautiful football. The Croatian midfielder played a peach into Christian Comotto with the outside of his boot, but he couldn’t convert. Francesco Camarda then came close too, but he was denied again. A first win in pre-season for the Rossoneri, with valuable minutes also given to Comotto, Sankhoun Diawara, Valeri Valdimirov and Francesco Camarda. Additionally, Mario Gila returned from injury and looked solid, which is a big positive. Nevertheless, there was a lot of heart shown to come back twice from two goals down. Positive, definitely!