Man Utd beaten by former boss Amorim’s AC Milan in friendly finale

Manchester United’s pre-season campaign ended with a decisive 4-2 defeat by Ruben Amorim’s AC Milan in Wroclaw on Saturday. Michael Carrick’s side led twice through Harry Maguire and Patrick Dorgu, but they were undone in defence as AC Milan scored three goals from close range before Ruben Loftus-Cheek raced clear to add a fourth.

“On the whole, (pre-season has) been very good, I think there a lot of positives to take from it,” Carrick told MUTV, United’s in-house television station, in a post-match interview.

But the former United and England midfielder added:

“We’re disappointed with today. We didn’t play well today, so there’s reasons for that. In some ways, we need to learn from it, we need to improve, some of the boys playing some of their first minutes.”

Marcus Rashford made his first United appearance since returning from a loan spell with La Liga champions Barcelona, while United captain Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty for the second successive friendly.

Milan levelled after a defensive mix-up allowed Goncalo Ramos to break into the area and square for Samuel Chukwueze to roll home. United regained the lead after Dorgu seized on a loose backpass from Filippo Terracciano, but Milan equalised again when Chukwueze’s wayward shot was turned in by Alphadjo Cisse.

Milan went ahead in the 68th minute when Chukwueze’s cross was headed home by Ramos, and three minutes later former Chelsea midfielder Loftus-Cheek sprinted through for Milan’s fourth goal.

“A lot of the boys will be better for the minutes,” said Carrick. “We’ve got a good squad, so there’s decisions to be made.”

United begin the 2026/27 English top-flight season away to newly-promoted Hull on August 22.