Malik Tillman's first two international goals were a long time coming, but they arrived just in time for the United Staes in Sunday's Gold Cup opener.

Malik Tillman was the USMNT's best as Mauricio Pochettino's men bounced back from a horror week to open their Gold Cup with a 5-0 victory.

Tillman took home the match ball after an influential display that saw him dictate the pace of the game from his No. 10 position. In addition to his two goals, Tillman had a game-high four key passes. It was the kind of display PSV fans have grown accustomed to seeing, and USMNT fans have been longing for.

The U.S. hopes a blowout win over the world’s 100th-ranked team can start to lessen the pessimism created by the Americans' longest losing streak since 2007.

Malik Tillman had been fully amongst the goals for PSV over the past two Eredivisie seasons and the talented midfielder finally got to etch his name into the

The USMNT opens their CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign with a dominant 5-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago! Alexi Lalas and David Mosse break down standout performances from Malik Tillman and Diego Luna and react to Mauricio Pochettino’s pointed comments about Tillman’s fight and commitment.

Sunday's big win should relieve some pressure on a U.S. team that's been struggling for form and harmony of late. However, it's clear bigger tests are ahead at this Gold Cup and beyond.

AC Milan is reportedly considering a move for PSV midfielder Malik Tillman as a replacement for Tijjani Reijnders.