Suso starring for Milan

Former Liverpool youngster Suso is finally beginning to fulfil his potential in Italy with AC Milan. Adam Bate checks in on the Spaniard’s progress ahead of Friday’s Italian Super Cup between Milan and Juventus in Qatar, live on Sky Sports 4 HD…

In the end, Milan did not win last month’s Derby della Madonnina. Inter escaped with a 2-2 draw. As a result, Suso did not feel obliged to follow through on his pre-match promise to walk home if he scored two goals. Even so, he had produced the performance of a winner.

The first goal showcased his close control, barely breaking stride as he collected the ball and promptly dispatched it into the far corner with his left foot. The second highlighted the variation in his game as he went outside his man and slotted home with his right instead.

These are the sort of moments the young Spaniard has long looked capable of delivering. Indeed, the only surprise is that there have not been more of them. Now 23, it feels as though Suso’s big breakthrough has been coming for some time.

Part of Spain’s Under-19 European Championship winning squad in 2012, his talent was identified early on. His old Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was an admirer, giving him his Premier League debut at the age of 18 against Manchester United.

Suso subsequently had a year on loan in La Liga with Almeria and spent the second part of last season with Genoa. In fact, his San Siro double was not even the first time that the player has scored twice in a Serie A derby – doing so for Gian Piero Gasperini’s Genoa against Sampdoria in May.

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