AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli must soon decide on the team that he will field against Empoli on Sunday in what is the last game of the first half of the Serie A season.
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According to Sky (as the graphic below shows), the Milan boss is set to name Mike Maignan in goal with Davide Calabria at right-back and Simon Kjaer at centre-back.
There are doubts about the left side of the defence, but they have Theo Hernandez partnering Kjaer and Alessandro Florenzi back in the left-back position.
Sky also think it will be a 4-2-3-1 formation rather than a three-man midfield, with Yacine Adli and Tijjani Reijnders anchoring the double pivot and Ruben Loftus-Cheek further forward.
Christian Pulisic should be on the right side of the attack as he looks to build on his excellent form, while Rafael Leao is tipped to get the nod on the left as he bids to end his league goal drought.
Up front Olivier Giroud is expected to lead the line despite the fact Luka Jovic has been on a hot streak lately, though the Serbia international will be able to come off the bench.
Probable Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria, Kjaer, Theo Hernandez. Florenzi; Reijnders, Adli; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.
