Sinisa Mihajlovic slammed criticism of Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. “What were they doing at 16?”

The trip to Lazio kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview.

The Rossoneri kept their first clean sheet of the campaign in Wednesday’s 1-0 victory over Chievo, achieved after dropping Diego Lopez for teenager Donnarumma.

Sinisa Mihajlovic slammed criticism of Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. “What were they doing at 16?”

The trip to Lazio kicks off on Sunday at 19.45 GMT, click here for a match preview.

The Rossoneri kept their first clean sheet of the campaign in Wednesday’s 1-0 victory over Chievo, achieved after dropping Diego Lopez for teenager Donnarumma.

“After that game I read some negative judgments of the team and I do not agree with them. If criticism becomes offensive, I will not stand for it. Words are very important and must be used in the right way,” Mihajlovic told Milan Channel.

“Donnarumma is a jewel of Milan and anyone who writes about Milan ought to have affection and trust in this lad. He proved he’s got character.

“For all those who judge him, I ask: what were they doing at 16? I am sorry for the lad, but he has to shrug off the criticism and continue like this.”

They are seeking a third consecutive Serie A win, but visit a Lazio side with a perfect home record.

“Milan are considered favourites against 13 teams in Serie A. If we play like Milan, then we win. There are another six sides we are on a par with: Lazio, Fiorentina, Napoli, Inter, Roma and Juventus. In these games, winning or losing depends on incidents.

“If we want to get a result, it has to be the best Milan of the season. The squad has recovered, we have absolute faith and I am convinced we’ll put in a good performance.”

It’s a return to the Olimpico for Mihajlovic, who took the Scudetto and Cup Winners’ Cup at Lazio in his playing days.

“We were a strong side, even if we won less than we could’ve done. In those five or six years we won more than throughout the entire history of Lazio.”

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