Amad Diallo is the name on every Manchester United fan’s lips after his heroics, which saw Manchester United snatch three points away at Etihad in the Manchester Derby.
In a game of two halves that both teams tried to control, it was after the hour that it came to life, with City getting a goal from a corner and United giving away another set-piece goal.
Despite this United had an okay game, nearly at the same level as City, who didn’t have a great game either.
It wasn’t until the 86th minute that the game came to life with a United penalty goal with Amad Diallo’s trickery in the box after falling on the end of a poor back pass. Fernandes scored the pen.
A couple of minutes later, United stole the three points with a great long pass from Lautaro Martinez that Amad latched on to get past Ederson and send in the ball from a tight angle.
The goal ignited the Manchester United fans, who celebrated like they were winning the league. At that moment, it was clear that Rashford and Garnacho weren’t missed.
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The famous and tricky wingers were not in the match day squad in a lineup that had been leaked online the previous day.
Ruben Amorim noted he’d seen many areas in their attitude and drive that he didn’t like, so he decided to keep them out of the game completely.
This would have ended badly with a defeat, but winning the game kind of proved him right. Now, the two must pull themselves together and hopefully be featured on Thursday at Tottenham Hotspurs.
