The season is barely 14 games old, but plenty of people will already see this move as overdue. But Montella had never qualified a team to the Champions League: a supposed minimum target for Milan. Milan have played 23 games across all competitions this season, without ever retaining the same starting XI from one to the next. Montella, furthermore, infuriated fans with his reluctance to trust certain players for league games. The latter is yet to score in Serie A, but Sunday was only his fourth league start.

Source: The Guardian November 27, 2017 13:24 UTC