And so, the eagerly anticipated reunion with Ruben Amorim<\/a> ended in defeat for Manchester United<\/a>, with Michael Carrick<\/a>‘s side suffering a second-half collapse to lose 4-2 against AC Milan.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It had all started so brightly following Harry Maguire’s early header, albeit with a mix-up involving the Englishman and Andrey Santos seeing the Serie A side equalise before the break.<\/p>\n Another defensive error, this time by Amorim’s side, allowed Patrick Dorgu to capitalise to make it 2-1, yet a flurry of changes culminated in United shipping three unanswered goals away in Poland.<\/p>\n Not the best way to sign off, ahead of the start of the new Premier League campaign, and while it is only pre-season, there’s still plenty for Carrick and co to ponder.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When that man Maguire powered home inside two minutes, it looked like Amorim was on course for a grim afternoon in the Polish sunshine, just six months on from talking his way out of a job at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n Instead, the 40-year-old had the last laugh to secure his first win as Milan boss, while for United, a first defeat of the summer will have questions being asked of INEOS’ recruitment drive.<\/p>\n There were, of course, some understandably sluggish showings from those returning from the World Cup, with the likes of Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez looking a little heavy-legged off the bench, the Argentine seemingly running through treacle when trying to chase down Ruben Loftus-Cheek for the game’s final goal.<\/p>\n Those signs of rust can be excused, as they perhaps can for the typically reliable, Bruno Fernandes, the Portuguese playmaker notching yet another assist, albeit while missing a second penalty in a week amid a largely muted showing in midfield.<\/p>\n More worryingly might well be the performance of the backline, with Senne Lammens bailing out those ahead of him on a handful of occasions, the Belgian making five saves in total.<\/p>\n Indeed, the aforementioned Maguire looked off the pace despite netting the opener, enduring that moment to forget for Samuel Chukwueze’s equaliser, while also allowing Goncalo Ramos to enjoy a free header inside the area to make it 3-2.<\/p>\n The performance of the 33-year-old summed up the afternoon for Carrick’s experienced core, in truth, with other senior members of the starting lineup also looking well below par.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This result and performance could well have been washed away had it been a team littered with promising young talent and teenagers, but Shea Lacey aside, there were no current<\/em> academy players who featured against Amorim’s men.<\/p>\n That makes the 4-2 result even harder to swallow, and with time running out both before the start of the season and before the end of the transfer window, INEOS need to act.<\/p>\n One key area of concern remains at left-back, and if signing the likes of Lewis Hall wasn’t a priority already before this week, it must surely be now.<\/p>\n\n Worrying signs for United as Ruben exacts revenge<\/strong>
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