Man Utd's pre-season wraps with loss to Ruben Amorim's AC Milan as Rashford returns

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-milan-8Sa8HInO/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/?mid=AVfnLCTr"]Michael Carrick's side led twice[/a], through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maguire-harry/xG8v3YRA/"]Harry Maguire[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dorgu-patrick/Sf4eaXAH/"]Patrick Dorgu[/a].[/p][p]But they were undone in defence as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a] scored three goals from close range before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/loftus-cheek-ruben/6DpURWF8/"]Ruben Loftus-Cheek[/a] raced clear to add a fourth and give former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United[/a] manager Amorim a win against his old club.[/p][p][b]Saturday's match saw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rashford-marcus/COnT2Lh0/"]Marcus Rashford[/a] make his first United appearance since returning from a loan spell with LaLiga champions Barcelona.[/b][/p][embed guid="0243c990-7953-4aef-b7b9-f38ea6c46b03" url="https://x.com/ManUtd/status/2088660630697906519" social-type="twitter" /][p]United captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-bruno/GYvAMDm2/"]Bruno Fernandes[/a] missed a penalty for the second successive friendly, with Milan goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/torriani-lorenzo/h8lbX15I/"]Lorenzo Torriani[/a] diving to his right to stop the shot after the Red Devils skipper had fired wide against Leeds in midweek.[/p][p]Fernandes did at least provide the second-minute corner that was headed powerfully by Harry Maguire to give United the lead.[/p][p]But Milan levelled after a defensive mix-up allowed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramos-goncalo/xfW2M1Tt/"]Goncalo Ramos[/a] to break into the area and square for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chukwueze-samuel/niW1cP0k/"]Samuel Chukwueze[/a] to roll home.[/p][image alt="Manchester United were beaten by Milan" id="75ef33b7-6108-4eb6-b73f-192a08029636" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="f9a5f40e-ac37-4be5-a878-f5564a73b37c" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]United were awarded their penalty just before half-time after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-winter-koni/EFmPm0Qo/"]Koni De Winter[/a] tugged back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tielemans-youri/GtkTQyib/"]Youri Tielemans[/a], but Torriani went the right way.[/p][p]United regained the lead after Dorgu seized on a loose backpass from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/terracciano-filippo/4lL9syGa/"]Filippo Terracciano[/a], but Milan equalised again when Chukwueze's wayward shot was turned in by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cisse-alphadjo/WOEPeZlj/"]Alphadjo Cisse[/a] at the far post.[/p][p]Rashford, frozen out by Amorim and loaned out to Premier League rivals Aston Villa before his temporary spell at Barcelona, came on as a substitute on the hour.[/p][embed guid="1a023bc0-e1f1-4d2c-a4a0-8ca72895db15" url="https://x.com/acmilan/status/2088687941946081402" social-type="twitter" /][p]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.[/p][p]Portuguese boss Amorim was sacked as United manager in January after 14 months in charge, with former Red Devils and ex-England midfielder Carrick, now in charge full-time, leading the club to a creditable third-place finish after initially being brought in on a caretaker basis.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-milan-8Sa8HInO/manchester-utd-ppjDR086/summary/stats/?mid=AVfnLCTr"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]