‘They appear shell-shocked!’: Steve McManaman slams AC Milan for first-half exhibiting in Champions League semi first leg – as Rio Ferdinand hails ‘phenomenal’ Inter who ‘got here out like a bunch of sprinters on the Olympics’ whereas their rivals ‘could not react’
Steve McManaman has slammed AC Milan for his or her poor begin to their Champions League semi-final in opposition to rivals Inter.
Inter raced right into a 2-0 lead on the San Siro and had a penalty resolution overturned after that they had too hit the publish in what was a frantic first interval.
Former Manchester Metropolis ahead Edin Dzeko opened the scoring after eight minutes earlier than ex-Manchester United and Arsenal man Henrikh Mkhitaryan doubled Inter’s lead after simply 11 minutes.
Inter appeared like scoring each time they went ahead within the recreation, and might have been additional forward by the break as the theoretical hosts struggled.
McManaman, talking on BT Sport, criticised AC’s defending for each objectives, however was eager to reward Inter for his or her efficiency as they appeared to already put one foot into the ultimate.
Steve McManaman slammed AC Milan for his or her first half efficiency in opposition to rivals Inter
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Inter dashed right into a 2-0 lead within the recreation in a dominant first half within the Champions League
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McManaman mentioned AC appeared ‘shell-shocked at occasions’ as they struggled all through
‘Two of the Premier League outdated boys have come again to make their mark on this semi-final,’ he mentioned. ‘Just like the parting of the pink sea it opens up for Mkhitaryan to stride into. Wonderful freedom and simply smashes it behind the web. What a begin for Inter Milan.’
‘Milan are nonetheless attempting to regulate into this recreation, they give the impression of being shell-shocked at occasions.’
Rio Ferdinand echoed McManaman’s views, insisting that Inter had been properly value their lead on the interval.
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Edin Dzeko (pictured) opened the scoring within the opening ten minutes earlier than Henrikh Mkhitaryan added a second
‘You have to come out right here and you have to be ready for this,’ he mentioned. ‘The Inter group got here out like a bunch of sprinters on the Olympics, they had been phenomenal and AC Milan could not react.
‘One of many essential belongings you discuss as gamers, if you’re the away group as Inter are, quieting down this crowd. They had been loud and ferocious earlier than the sport, inside ten minutes they had been silent. AC Milan have one thing to do to show that round now.’
The rating left Milan with a mountain to climb within the second half however they began the 45 properly with a couple of early efforts.
The aspect had been with out key man Rafael Leao after he missed out within the race to be match for the sport, whereas in addition they misplaced Ismael Bennacer to damage within the first interval.