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Carrick: Man Utd Played Poorly in Milan Friendly Loss

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Manchester United lost 2-4 to AC Milan in a pre-season friendly despite leading twice.
  • Manager Michael Carrick acknowledged the team's poor performance and stated there were no excuses.
  • The match provided valuable experience for some new players before the official season begins.

Manchester United suffered a disappointing 2-4 defeat against AC Milan in a pre-season friendly held in Wroclaw, Poland. Manager Michael Carrick admitted his team did not play well and stressed that there were no justifications for the outcome. The loss was particularly frustrating as United held the lead on two separate occasions. AC Milan, now managed by former United coach Ruben Amorim, ultimately secured a commanding victory. Harry Maguire opened the scoring for United within the first two minutes with a header. Milan equalized through Samuel Chukwueze before halftime. In the second half, Patrick Dorgu put United back in front. However, Milan responded with three consecutive goals from Alphadjo Cisse, Goncalo Ramos, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek to seal the 4-2 win. Carrick emphasized that while the match offered valuable experience for players getting their first minutes of pre-season, the team's performance was simply not good enough. "There are various reasons, but no excuses. We just didn't play well enough today," Carrick told MUTV after the match, as reported by ESPN.

We are disappointed with the result today. We did not play well today.

— Michael CarrickFollowing Manchester United's 2-4 loss to AC Milan in a pre-season friendly.
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