Christian Pulisic was voted by the AC Milan fans as MVP from the win against Slavia Praha last night, and it feels fitting after another positive performance.
As MilanNews writes, in a game where objectively the team did not shine and where in the first part of the match it was the away side who created the best opportunities, it was Pulisic who drew a reckless challenge from Diouf that resulted in a red card.
From there the equation became a lot more simply, even if there were difficulties along the way, and in the final minutes of the game the winger got his name on the scoresheet with a tap-in after brilliant work from Rafael Leao.
Six nights earlier at the Stadio Olimpico, in a match that against Lazio seemed destined to remain deadlocked, the American induced Luca Pellegrini to be sent off in a controversial incident that saw him receive death threats.
Pulisic has had a great impact so far since his arrival at Milan, and last night’s MVP award was far from his first. In fact, the former Chelsea man was MVP of the month of August and was also voted best player of the month of December in Serie A.
With nine goals scored and seven assists in 36 games played, Pulisic has been a reliable contributor. His goals often result in points too, such as his late winner at the Marassi against Genoa, the only goal of the game against Sassuolo plus the two openers against Torino and Lazio at home.
Returning to Europe, the 25-year-old bagged the goal against Newcastle was fundamental in a very complicated moment of a match in which Milan looked down and out of everything. Samuel Chukwueze then got the winner, which made a night like last night even possible.
