In the second half Milan pulled away with Ruben Loftus-Cheek scoring and a double from Noah Okafor off the bench caught out the Reds. Cody Gakpo was on the scoresheet for Liverpool in stoppage time as new signing Hugo Ekitike looked on from sidelines.

Rafael Leao had a great game and he looks like a man revitalised under Massimiliano Allegri so far, especially mentally.

“We worked really well, most of the players stayed fit and we’ve had a lot of help and support,” Slot said.