English giant Liverpool toppled AC Milan 3-1 in Champions League action at the San Siro despite Christian Pulisic firing the hosts in front in the third minute.
Milan boss Paulo Fonseca made a few changes to his team that toppled Venezia 4–0 in Serie A action over the weekend. Álvaro Morata got the nod up front and center, David Calabria came in at right-back for Emerson Royal and Fikayo Tomori returned to the heart of defense.
Fonseca couldn't envision a better start for his side with USMNT star Pulisic opening the scoring in the third minute. Morata hit a perfect first-time pass into the American's path and Pulisic raced through the Liverpool half before firing a low-driven shot past Alisson into the far corner.
However, the visitors went on to dominate the rest of the second half. Arne Slot's team created the better chances as Mohamed Salah close to equalizing after turning Strahinja Pavlović inside out, but his effort smacked the crossbar.
A rash challenge from Davide Calabria saw him go into referee Espen Eskås's book via a yellow card. Not only was it a pointless challenge, but Calabria gave Liverpool a golden opportunity to send in a dangerous free kick. Trent Alexander-Arnold stepped up and did just that with an inviting cross that Ibrahima Konaté headed home with ease.
The Rossoneri found themselves down 2–1 on the brink of halftime after conceding another goal from a set piece. Virgil van Dijk lost his marker in Tijjani Reijnders and rose highest above Pavlović and Ruben Loftus-Cheek to turn the match on its head.
Just as Milan tried to push further up the pitch in search of an equalizer, Liverpool broke on the counter to make it 3–1 with roughly 30 minutes remaining. Dominik Szoboszlai started the move off after playing Cody Gakpo through with a through ball down the left-hand side. Gakpo then returned the favor and sent in a curling cross to the six-yard box that Szoboszlai finished from close range.
Liverpool got back on track in Europe after a hiccup over the weekend against Nottingham Forest. On the other hand, the shouts for Fonseca to be axed as Milan boss will only grow louder after his side couldn't capitalize on an early lead at home in Europe.
