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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23452580" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/love.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":love:" title="Love    :love:" data-shortname=":love:" />AC Milan 1 Manchester United 1 (8-9 on penalties): Red Devils survive marathon shoot-out<img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/07/26/05/4E92F43E00000578-0-image-m-22_1532580152151.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Manchester United enjoyed a winning start to their International  Champions Cup campaign after surviving a penalty shoot-out 9-8 against  AC Milan.Franck Kessie chipped a spot-kick over the crossbar to finally hand  United victory after 26 penalties, following a 1-1 draw in Pasadena,  California on Wednesday.Milan  twice had the opportunity to prevail after Pepe Reina saved three  successive penalties, including one from United counterpart Joel  Pereira, but the Red devils eventually triumphed in a marathon.United made a dream start at the Rose Bowl when the refreshed Sanchez broke the deadlock in the 12th minute.Having  struggled following his high-profile arrival from Arsenal, Sanchez –  who enjoyed an extended break courtesy of Chile's failure to qualify for  the World Cup – scored with a tidy finish past Gianluigi Donnarumma.Jose  Mourinho, however, was left visibly frustrated after United conceded  three minutes later – a ball from Leonardo Bonucci picking out Suso with  ease.Both teams enjoyed chances to win their ICC opener but  neither side could make the breakthrough in regulation time as United  prevailed on penalties.Bonucci has been tipped to complete a sensational return to Italian  champions Juventus but the experienced centre-back skippered a Milan  side, boasting Donnarumma, Hakan Calhanoglu, Suso and Patrick Cutrone. There was no Anthony Martial for United after the disgruntled  forward returned home for the birth of his second child amid growing  doubts over his future.The Red Devils, though, still fielded  Alexis Sanchez, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Eric Bailly, Luke Shaw and  out-of-favour Matteo Darmian, who surprisingly wore the captain's  armband in Antonio Valencia's absence, despite being linked with a  transfer.Herrera almost put United ahead in the third minute, but Donnarumma got down low to tip away the shot.But the Red Devils did hit the front thanks to Sanchez nine minutes later after being played through by Mata in a swift move.United's lead was short-lived, however, as a simple throughball from  Bonucci exposed Milan's opponents – Suso firing a half-volley past Lee  Grant.Donnarumma appeared to be targeted by United, who on two  occasions attempted to catch the scrambling keeper off his line with  Sanchez almost scoring direct from a corner, while Mata came close with a  quick free-kick after Herrera was denied by the Italian moments  earlier.   Sanchez  continued to look sharp and the Chile international's acrobatic volley  came close to restoring United's lead two minutes into the second half.From  that point, Milan looked the more likely to add to the scoring as  United tired with the minutes ticking by, though the tireless Sanchez  provided an outlet up front, while Milan debutant Reina made a fine save  to keep out Luke Shaw's long-range effort.Calhanoglu looped a  ball over to Fabio Borini, but the substitute's shot was tipped onto the  post by Joel Pereira with six minutes remaining as the match headed to  penalties.</blockquote>

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