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Later today, AC Milan will take on Liverpool in their second friendly of the pre-season. Massimiliano Allegri is eyeing three changes to the starting XI, compared to the defeat against Arsenal.
The odd goal was enough for Arsenal to prevail in the Rossoneri’s first friendly, though it could have been a bigger win for the Gunners. Nevertheless, Allegri’s men showed signs of improvement and today, the hope is that the performance will take another step forward.
Mike Maignan and Youssouf Fofana, who both missed out on the Arsenal clash, are back at the manager’s disposal. This is undoubtedly a boost and will also result in some changes to the starting eleven.
The predicted starting XIs
According to today’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport (see photo below), Allegri is eyeing three changes, two of which will be the aforementioned Maignan and Fofana. In defence, Matteo Gabbia also looks set to replace Strahinja Pavlovic.
As for Liverpool, Arne Slot is expected to field a very strong XI with the likes of Mohamed Salah and Florian Wirtz in attack. The former Milan man Milos Kerkez is also set to play from the first minute.
Predicted Milan XI (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Thiaw; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Ricci, Fofana, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Leao.
Predicted Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Nunez.
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