Amad Diallo: Manchester United winger has ‘one of the best weeks in my life’
Even United’s own social media team have all but given up.
The dynamic for interaction on match nights is strong at every Premier League club.
But sometimes, nothing seems to make sense.
“There may be a clear winner, but voting is open regardless,” was United’s announcement about 10 minutes after the final whistle. 3-1 win over Southampton.
Like anyone in the stadium, they know who the man of the match is going to be.
Amad Diallo hadn’t even left the pitch at the time. After grabbing the match ball and thanking all four Old Trafford sides for their praise, the Ivorian was hauled to the sidelines on a portable broadcast table that had been quickly erected to talk about his momentous achievement, tepid before the distance. The equalizer eight minutes after the performance ended and a brace in stoppage time sealed United’s victory.
“In football you have to believe,” the 22-year-old said.
He meant the game. He could have talked about his entire time at Manchester United.
Diallo had started 12 games since joining the club from Atalanta in 2021 when Erik ten Hag was sacked on October 28, 2024. He has been on loan to Rangers and Sunderland for 18 months, with his contract expiring at the end of 2024. There’s no clear possibility of an extension beyond the triggering option after the season, meaning he can’t simply walk away for nothing.
How different Diallo’s world looks now.
He has started 12 games since Ten Hag’s departure, first under Ruud van Nistelrooy and then under Ruben Amorim. He has scored eight goals, including a late winner against Manchester City, a late equalizer against Liverpool and now a late 12-minute hat-trick at home to bottom club Southampton. The game has the potential to be an extremely embarrassing defeat.
He also has A new five-and-a-half-year contract was signed.
“(This) was probably one of the best weeks of my life,” Diallo told TNT after scoring his first senior hat-trick.
“We believed until the end and are happy to win this game. We drew with Arsenal and Liverpool so we are confident.”
Diallo talked about Manchester United’s results in the first two games. Amorim admitted before the game that Manchester United simply could not deploy counterattack tactics at Old Trafford against a team that had only won once in the league before. was eliminated. The bottom of the table.
However, Amorim’s fears threaten to become a terrifying reality as time has passed since he left Sporting Lisbon in an attempt to sort out the mess United have found themselves in.
