TODAY’S SCHEDULE

(IN THE PHOTO: El Shaarawy takes a shot)MILAN – The squad will train again today at 15.00 at the Milanello Sports Centre.Yesterday meanwhile, the players commenced preparations ahead of this Sunday’s match against Catania at the San Siro.The session began on the central pitch at the Milanello Sports Centre with a warm-up which involved the use of the ball and a series of passing drills.The players then took part in a possession exercise with 4 players passing the ball between themselves and 2 players trying to win back possession.The squad then worked on tactics with Sunday’s match against the Sicilians in mind.Individuals:Mario Balotelli trained with the group for the entire session.Stephan El Shaarawy took part in the session up until and including the possession drill. Following this, he trained alone on his personalised training programme.Petagna and Essien did some strength and development work on the synthetic pitch.Sulley Muntari meanwhile did some jogging.