Aaron Ramsey has proven himself as a man for the big occasion throughout his Arsenal career - and he did it once more at the San
Siro last week.
However, Hammers manager David Moyes reportedly visited the San
Siro last weekend to scout Mario in the Nerazzurri's 1 - 1 draw with Roma.
A professional display saw them grab a vital win away at the San
Siro last Saturday and Allegri will be hoping to keep up the winning run in this busy schedule of games.
The former Monaco star has struggled to live up to expectations since his switch to the San
Siro last year, as he has failed to reach top form and has suffered as a result of fierce competition in midfield.
They're having a mixed season in the Europa League, but they did completely dominate Inter Milan at the San
Siro last week.
That most nervous of day for any Arsenal fan and despite a 2 - 0 away victory against AC Milan in the San
Siro last night, I don't know about you, but I feel just as nervous as if we'd have lost the first leg 2 - 1.
Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri left the San
Siro last week to join Stoke for a club - record # 12m fee for the Premier League side.
However, he hasn't fully convinced since arriving at the San
Siro last year, scoring three goals in 45 outings, and he hasn't always been a regular in the starting line - up.
Suso made a huge impression at the San
Siro last season but has yet to be offered a new contract by Milan manager Vincenzo Montella and is believed to be considering his options.
by playing a peach of a game at the San
Siro last night.
Not exact matches
After finding first team opportunities limited at Bayern Munich during the first half of
last season, Shaqiri joined Inter in the winter but failed to make much of an impact at the San
Siro.
Remember Arsenal lost 0 - 3 at home to Inter Milan in 2003 and then went to the San
Siro to beat inter 1 - 5, scoring three goals in the
last five minutes — one goal more than we needed to qualify!!
The calmest man in the San
Siro bags his hat - trick and Inter's
last - gasp derby winner?
Liverpool supposedly have good relations with Milan after signing Mario Balotelli from the San
Siro outfit
last summer, but the Merseysiders will be hoping any deal to bring Menez to Anfield will work out better, with the flakey Italian forward only managing one Premier League goal in 2014/15.
There was yet more drama on the way though as with the
last touch of the game in the seventh minute of added on time, Cristian Zapata forced the ball over the line from a Suso corner to send the Milan faithful wild at the San
Siro.
AC Milan scored a
last - gasp equaliser in the derby with Inter at the San
Siro on Saturday, with Cristian Zapata scoring in the seventh minute of injury time.
An injury and lack of form prevented him from earning a permanent move to the San
Siro, but he was able to escape Merseyside ahead of the transfer deadline
last month and seal a switch to France.
Given the quality and consistency he displayed
last season to help Atalanta qualify for the Europa League, the Italian international would be another welcome addition to the squad at the San
Siro, and it's no real surprise Milan have pushed so hard for his signing over the past few weeks.
With seven Serie A outings to his name, the
last three of which have been as a starter, it appears as though the Brazilian ace could be making a breakthrough at the San
Siro and so a permanent move could be a possibility this summer if he has indeed convinced the Nerazzurri he has an important role to play moving forward.
Icardi was being tracked by numerous Premier League sides
last season but was convinced to stay put at the San
Siro.
Elsewhere, it's been suggested that Gerard Deulofeu could come back to the San
Siro next season, having enjoyed a loan spell in Italy in the second half of
last season.
AC Milan have lost three of their
last four games against Napoli at the San
Siro, and the visitors have the strongest away record in the division.
After bringing in 11 new players, expectations were sky - high at the San
Siro with Vincenzo Montella tasked with building on their qualification for the Europa League
last season.
The 30 - year - old has really started to struggle at the San
Siro this season, scoring just nine goals in 23 appearances in all competitions, with his
last goal coming on January 16.
Yonghong Li completed his takeover of the Rossoneri
last week, and witnessed a thrilling Derby della Madonnina with Inter at the San
Siro at the weekend to kick his reign off.
Having failed to impress AC Milan enough
last season to warrant a permanent return to the San
Siro, the Italian international will be desperate to put his injury woes and disciplinary issues behind him and get back to playing at the level that many believe he is still capable of reaching.
The Croatian international has fallen out of favour at the San
Siro in the
last 12 months, with the current and previous managers having limited his playing time, and he is now on the transfer list.
The
last time out against Atalanta, Inter Milan needed a brace in the second half from Mauro Icardi to get a win over the Orobici at the San
Siro.
Arsenal's
last Premier League fixture saw them lose out to a confident performance by Brighton & Hove Albion, but they responded with a spirited display of their own at the San
Siro against AC Milan in the Europa League.
This Season: After two difficult seasons between Chievo, Espanyol and Frosinone in which he mustered just 15 appearances in all competitions - albeit one of them, a 3 - 3 draw against Milan at San
Siro in which he saved EVERYTHING and more (including a penalty from Mario Balotelli), was pretty damn special -
last year Francesco Bardi was reunited with the mojo that had led him to be considered one of the brightest young Italian keepers in circulation until 2015.
Cesc Fabregas, yes Cesc, scored a goal at San
Siro in
last year's champions league to bring tears in me.
The 32 - year - old made 18 Serie A appearances for the Rossoneri
last season but a summer of reinforcement across the squad at San
Siro, with 11 new first - team players signed, has limited his opportunities in Milan.
Milan has already beaten Juventus twice this season — once at the San
Siro and the other coming
last month in the Supercoppa in Doha.
The San
Siro outfit have conceded only six in their
last 13 with centre back pairing Leonardo Bonucci and Alessio Romagnoli in imperious form.
Both he and Perisic were on the mark when Inter
last beat Juve, coming from a goal down at the San
Siro early
last season to win 2 - 1.
The Italy international was AC Milan's top scorer
last season but there is a good possibility that the Euro 2012 star could be on his way out of San
Siro this summer
Match Highlights Sergio Pellissier shocked when he opened the scoring at the San
Siro, but the Nerazzurri until the
last whistle managed to score three through Mauro Icardi, Ivan...
AC Milan had been on a 13 - game unbeaten run heading into
last week's clash at the San
Siro, and while we can be encouraged by our display in Italy, both Arsene Wenger and Aaron Ramsey were at pains to stress that the job is only half done in their pre-match press conference.
The 30 - year - old was a surprise arrival at San
Siro earlier
last month after he decided to end his seven - year association with Serie A champions Juventus
last month.
The
last few transfer windows arrive and he's been one of the many names linked with a move to Turin, going from the San
Siro to Juventus Stadium.
The Spaniard has since rebuilt his career at the San
Siro, even being capped by the national team
last year.
Six points separate the six - time reigning champions from second - placed Napoli with six games to go after AC Milan's Gianluigi Donnarumma's
last - gasp save denied Napoli a win at the San
Siro on Sunday.
So both sets of players will need to dig deep into their energy reserves and show some character on Wednesday in a match which isn't entirely over, certainly not if United manager Sir Alex Ferguson follows through with his decision to make wholesale changes for Wednesday's second leg against a team which scored five at the San
Siro in the
last round against defending champions Inter Milan.