Michael Carrick’s side led twice, through Harry Maguire and Patrick Dorgu. But they were undone in defence as AC Milan scored three goals from close range before Ruben Loftus-Cheek raced clear to add a fourth and give former United manager Amorim a win against his old club. Manchester United’s pre-season campaign ended with a decisive 4-2 defeat by Ruben Amorim’s AC Milan in the Polish city of Wroclaw on Saturday. This was only United’s second defeat in a run of six preseason matches, which included a win over Atletico Madrid and a 1-1 draw with European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
But the former United and England midfielder added: “We’re disappointed with today. We didn’t play well today, so there’s reasons for that. In some ways, we need to learn from it, we need to improve, some of the boys playing some of their first minutes. Saturday’s match saw Marcus Rashford make his first United appearance since returning from a loan spell with La Liga champions Barcelona. Rashford, frozen out by Amorim and loaned out to Premier League rivals Aston Villa before his temporary spell at Barcelona, came on as a substitute on the hour.
“On the whole, (pre-season has) been very good, I think there a lot of positives to take from it,” Carrick told MUTV, United’s in-house television station, in a post-match interview.
Milan went ahead in the 68th minute when Chukwueze’s cross was headed home by Ramos, and three minutes later former Chelsea midfielder Loftus-Cheek sprinted through for Milan’s fourth goal. “We’ve got a good squad, so there’s decisions to be made. Portuguese boss Amorim was sacked as United manager in January after 14 months in charge, with Carrick, now in charge full-time, leading the club to a creditable third-place finish in the Premier League after initially being brought in on a caretaker basis.
“A lot of the boys will be better for the minutes,” said Carrick.
