RedBird Capital Partners founder and managing partner Gerry Cardinale enjoyed a winning start to his tenure as owner of AC Milan on Saturday.
Cardinale was present as the RedBird regime in Italy got off to a winning start as the Rossoneri claimed a 3-2 success over city rivals Inter Milan, with a brace coming from the previously Liverpool-linked Rafael Leao.
RedBird, 11 per cent shareholders in Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group, concluded their deal to acquire last season's Serie A champions from another New York-based investment firm, Elliott Management, last week, with the US fund promising to do what they could to ensure that the club were returned to the winning culture that fans had been used to for so long.