AC Milan ensured they will go into the international break in good spirits as they beat Genoa 2-1 away from home on Sunday.

Milan led by two goals inside 20 minutes after Alphadjo Cisse slotted in a cut-back from Adrien Rabiot to get his eighth of the campaign, before Christian Pulisic buried a square pass from Gonçalo Ramos after a stray pass inside the box.

Ellertsson scored with a strike from distance inside the final few minutes to make it a nervy finale, but Milan did ultimately manage to hang on for what was an important three points that moves them back into the top four.

Genoa 1-2 Milan: Your ratings

We published our player ratings just after the full-time whistle which we would always urge you to read first, while the Italian newspapers have given their verdict on what was another game of two halves from Milan.

Starting with the positive notes, there were four players who scored a 7 or higher on average. The goal scorers Cisse (7.0) and Pulisic (7.6) were unsurprisingly two of them, but Adrien Rabiot (7.3) and Koni De Winter (7.1) were also judged to have done their bit.

Luka Modric isn’t far behind with a 6.9, while Mike Maignan follows him with a 6.8. Mario Gila got a 6.5, Sankhoun Diawara a 6.3, Diego Moreira a 6.6 and Yunus Musah a 6.1. Gonçalo Ramos (5.9) was the only starter to get below a passing grade.

The substitutes are a different story, as has often been the case. Filippo Terracciano and Ardon Jashari were both awarded a 5.5. Omari Hutchinson scored 5.0, and Pervis Estupinan was deemed worthy of a 4.6 on average.