Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has slammed former club AC Milan over their sacking of Paolo Maldini.

The club icon and technical director was dumped on Monday.

Ancelotti said: "In Madrid I learned that the history of a club must always be respected, here Di Stefano, Amancio, Gento , Puskas are still exclusive values towards which reverence is nurtured.

"To preserve history at the highest levels, the memory of the past must be protected, what happened with Maldini demonstrates a lack of historical culture, of respect for the AC Milan tradition.

"If it is true that history does not win, it is also true that history teaches how to win."