Damion Downs is quickly making a positive impression for his new club Southampton. Downs scored his first goal for the club in Saturday’s 2-1 friendly loss to Espanyol. U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino was in attendance to see his player get off the mark for the English second-tier club. The summer signing’s one-time finish nestled into the top-left corner.Finish pic.twitter.com/ynmmYgLfaA— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) July 26, 2025Downs, who joined Southampton from German side Koln FC this summer, will aim to make his EFL Championship debut on August 9 against Wrexham. Christian Pulisic assists once in AC Milan’s win over LiverpoolChristian Pulisic registered his first assist of the summer in AC Milan’s 4-2 win over Liverpool. Pulisic’s upfield pass was slotted home by Rafael Leao for a 1-0 Rossoneri lead. WHAT A GOAL FROM RAFAEL LEÃO Christian Pulisic plays a perfect outlet pass and the 26-year-old Portuguese star does the rest pic.twitter.com/DN7ImhrwlI— CBS Sports Golazo (@CBSSportsGolazo) July 26, 2025Ruben Loftus-Cheek also scored for Massimiliano Allegri’s squad while Noah Okafor added two goals off of the bench. Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo scored the lone goals for Liverpool.Pulisic was substituted off at halftime while fellow U.S. men’s national team star Yunus Musah played 45 minutes off of the bench. Both players will continue preseason camp against Australian side Perth Glory on Thursday.