Watch: No Pochettino, no problem for Pulisic – Captain America bags a brace vs. Haiti

By: Ben Dixon

Last night, AC Milan will have been very happy to see Christian Pulisic extending his fine goalscoring form with a brace for America.

The United States national team have certainly faced a rocky few days. Thanks to Manchester United parting ways with Michael Carrick, Mauricio Pochettino left his role as the head coach of the project, leaving them in a difficult position.

However, that was not a problem for The Stars and The Stripes, who put six past Haiti in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Nations League. Of course, who else would be key but Pulisic himself?

Playing as a number 10 in a 4-2-3-1 system – which will have pleased Milan’s coach, Ruben Amorim – Pulisic was instrumental, scoring a brace in just two minutes. After 62 minutes, he stepped up from the spot after drawing the penalty himself.

Then, just a minute later, he added a second and recorded his 35th goal for the USMNT in 91 appearances.

For the attacker, it extends his fine run of form and the second half of 2026 is proving to be much more fruitful than the first. In Serie A, he’s scored four goals and provided an assist in eight games, and he’s now grabbed two more for the national team. After missing the last camp, it’s another reminder of his importance.