#sergino-dest

#sergino-dest

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Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent

CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Turner said Gunners' teammate Folarin Balogun, currently on loan at Reims, would be "a great addition" to the United States national team.Balogun, 21, has been in scintillating form for Reims this season, with his 17 goals in 27 league appearances tying him for third in the Ligue 11 goalscoring charts behind Lille's Jonathan David and Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, who have 19 each.

United States manager Gregg Berhalter elected to start Matt Turner in goal and striker Josh Sargent up top for his team's opening Group B match against Wales at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Monday.Norwich City frontman Sargent was picked over FC Dallas' Jesus Ferreira and Haji Wright, who plays for Antalyaspor in Turkey, while Arsenal keeper Turner got the nod ahead of New York City FC's Sean Johnson and Luton Town's Ethan Horvath.

AC Milan played their final mid-season friendly in the Netherlands yesterday afternoon against PSV Eindhoven and got destroyed.Milan looked somehow worse off to the two losses in the Dubai Super Cup against Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC being swept aside 3-0.Milan offered absolutely nothing in attack for the opening 70 minutes of the game.

AC Milan beat Fiorentina 2-1 thanks to a last minute own goal forced by Aster Vranckx.Milan have struggled to put games to bed in the past months requiring very late goals against Fiorentina and Spezia to win but dropping points against Torino and Cremonese.Here are our player ratings for the final game of 2022.

AC Milan took on Torino in an abysmal display yesterday night resulting in a devastating 2-1 loss that leaves us six points off top spot.Milan conceded two goals in two minutes which completely turned the tide as Matteo Gabbia and Ciprian Tatarusanu flopped in this fixture.Milan need a big response against RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Wednesday.

5/10
Simon Kjaer: A good game where his physicality really kept the Monza strikers at bay.7/10
Junior Messias: A shockingly average game as he kept fumbling the ball and was error prone.6.5/10
MANAGER Stefano Pioli: He did incredibly well to give the depth players a chance and was rewarded with a new capable striker as Origi turned up.

Just one assist and one clean sheet this time around.AC Milan players continue to impress in the World Cup in Qatar on matchday two.Three Milan players are already guaranteed to head into the next round as they take with three wins, one draw and two losses.Here is a breakdown of their performances:
Fode Ballo Toure - Senegal (Qatar 1-3 Senegal) Ballo-Toure was no in the squad yet again but his side picked up an important win that keeps their hopes alive to get through to the next round.

Man United and Erik ten Hag are still weighing up moving for a new right-back, in spite of Diogo Dalot's recent form.There can be no doubt that Manchester United are now getting the best out of Diogo Dalot.The Portuguese right-back has lifted his game to a new level under Erik ten Hag.He deserves credit for that.

Current free-agent, Freddy Adu, has urged Man United to make their move for Sergino Dest.Over the summer, Manchester United made plenty of transfer moves, with Erik ten Hag looking to start building a squad that fits his style of play.It goes without saying, it was always going to take time.There was too much work to undertake in one transfer window, hence, Ten Hag will need patience from the fans and powers-that-be.

Milan failed to move back within three points of Serie A leaders Napoli as goals from Koffi Djidji and Aleksey Miranchuk condemned the Rossoneri to a surprise 2-1 loss to Torino.Miranchuk followed up Djidji's glancing header with a cultured left-footed finish as Torino scored twice in two frantic first-half minutes to stun Milan at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.