AC Milan coach Rino Gattuso is ready to back Tiemoue Bakayoko tomorrow night.

Tuttosport says Gattuso plans to start the midfielder in their Europa League tie with Real Betis.

On-loan from Chelsea, Bakayoko has drawn criticism from local media and fans for his inconsistency this season.

Gattuso stated earlier this month: “Bakayoko needs to be helped, as he is struggling.

“The tactics haven't been drilled into his head yet and evidently it's my fault, we need to do more work with him in training.

“He has been here for two months and we haven't yet been able to get him to understand the movements. It is our duty to improve him as a player, because he does have a lot of quality and we're not finding that yet."