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Tottenham vs. AC Milan: Solid Spurs Ready for Premier League Opener

Tottenham claimed their first victory of a short pre-season with a 2-0 win over AC Milan on Wednesday.

In both of their previous warm-up matches, against the MLS All-Stars and Real Madrid, Spurs had performed well at times but looked short of fitness and creativity.

Mauricio Pochettino named an unfamiliar lineup that was a mix of youth and first-teamers.

It was unsurprising that Harry Kane was left on the bench for this fixture, given Tottenham's reliance on him for the coming season.

As it was, Nacer Chadli was ostensibly the centre-forward and Erik Lamela and Tom Carroll were selected behind him with young Josh Onomah.