USMNT star Christian Pulisic has warned AC Milan must improve in all areas after their unconvincing 3-2 win against Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday.
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Pulisic scored in AC Milan winWas critical of his team's performanceUSMNT star went off as a 'precaution'Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Pulisic opened the scoring as the Serie A side took the lead in the Champions League clash, only to see his goal quickly cancelled out before Rafael Leao and Tammy Abraham struck in the second-half. The hosts fought back with another goal, but had a player sent off late on as the Rossoneri left with the three points.
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Despite the victory, United States international Pulisic was not entirely satisfied with the way his side played as he felt they gave too many chances to the Slovakian team.
WHAT PULISIC SAID
"It was a difficult match. We are happy for the three points which is the most important thing, but we had to play better," he told . "It’s not easy to play here, we took the lead, they had chances, we have to do better. We want to play better. Winning is important, but we have to improve."
He continued to : “The most important thing is that we won. But it is clear that we want to play a little better… It’s everything. We have to score more goals and defend better, we have to improve."
AFPWHAT NEXT FOR MILAN?
Pulisic was taken off after 74 minutes when his side were 3-1 up, but quashed injury fears as he said his substitution was "a precaution", meaning he will likely start again when AC Milan meet Empoli on Saturday.
