AC Milan legend Alessandro Costacurta fears his old club face a long journey to return to the summit.

Costacurta says they're still a long way back from the elite.

“The derby? They're right when they say that a draw would've been the right result. Milan certainly didn't deserve to lose.

“Having said that, I think that their route back to the top is long and arduous.

“I can feel the optimism and it's only right that that is the case, there have been a few signals of a reawakening.

“I don't see many players who can resolve matches and much depends on Mihajlovic's work, on the organisation that he manages to give them. He's able to do that, but we need patience."