Paulo Fonseca cited a loss of mental balance that contributed to Milan starting their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool on Tuesday.
Milan made a flying start when Christian Pulisic netted after two minutes and 47 seconds, the earliest the Serie A side had scored in the competition since Alexandre Pato s goal against Barcelona in 2011 (24 seconds).
But two headers from Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk, both from set-pieces, gave the visitors the lead before Dominik Szoboszlai sealed the victory after the break.
Liverpool dominated proceedings after their early setback, registering 23 shots on goal, 11 of which were on target compared to Milan s eight and two.
Arne Slot s side ended the contest with an expected goals (xG) total …