Some of Tomori's defending has been likened to Maldini, a cult hero at Milan who is now the club's technical director. "When he was speaking to me, I was like 'woah, it's Paolo Maldini'," the Canada-born 23-year-old told a news conference on Wednesday ahead of England's World Cup qualifier in Andorra on Saturday. "He is really engaged and when it's a legend like that, when he says something you're going to listen. Tomori has been a fixture in the Milan defence this season with the Rossoneri back in the Champions League and riding high in Serie A. "There is a pressure to win and you feel the weight of the history of the club.