Player Ratings: AC Milan 1-2 Inter – Hang your heads in shame

Hernandez (5): He was involved in a significant amount when going forward, though his efforts were usually blocked, and he defended okay. The red card, even if it was a heat-of-the-moment situation (plus against the arch-nemesis Dumfries), costs Milan a lot as Juve are up next.

Adli (5.5): The Frenchman deserves credit for covering a lot of space and trying to create chances for Milan. However, his passing was far from spot on today and ultimately, it was the right decision to take him off.

Reijnders (5): Aside from one nice pass to Musah on a counter, we didn’t really see anything of the Dutchman and when he did get on the ball near the final third, he made the simple pass.

Musah (5.5): Certainly not the worst Milan player tonight, especially since he played out of position, but he could have done a lot better in the 1v1s. The end product was also rather poor, but he at least worked hard.

Loftus-Cheek (5): He imposed himself on a couple of occasions but that was it. Milan clearly lost the midfield duel and the Englishman is partly to blame. His presence in the box was also lacking when Leao drifted out wide.

Pulisic (5): The American started on the ‘wrong side’ tonight and it showed as he struggled to find his position throughout the game. No doubt, Pioli’s tactics are partly to blame but the No.11 could have done better, also missing one good chance in particular in the second half. A night to forget, really.

Leao (5.5): He ended up getting a nice assist of sorts after finding a good position at the back post. However, he missed a good chance in the first half and could have done better overall, not really troubling Inter’s defence. On the other hand, when Milan did create something, he was involved.

Substitutes

Giroud (5): The veteran didn’t win enough duels and his touch was far from great once again. It’s truly time to say goodbye.

Chukwueze (5.5): As we have seen so many times before in the last few weeks, he added the energy that Milan needed and helped created some chances. However, he could have been a bit better in the 1v1s, as he didn’t really trouble Inter in that sense.

Bennacer (5): Too many misplaced/lost balls and poor delivery from the corners. He also caused one too many free-kicks towards the end.

Okafor (6): Just what Milan needed at that moment and it ended up having an effect. He nearly helped create a golden opportunity in the dying seconds as well.

The manager

Pioli (4.5): Strange tactics from the get-go that didn’t really pay off as Inter should have scored 3-4 goals in the first half alone. Milan improved in the second but only because the manager reverted to the usual shape, before throwing on a bunch of attacking power (with Inter also happy to sit back, somewhat inviting the goal).