Yahoo Sports Amorim takes a subtle dig at Ten Hag over treatment of £18m United star after 9/10 display vs Everton
Manchester United cruised to a 4-0 Premier League victory over Everton with Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee each netting twice.
Amad Diallo and Bruno Fernandes both played pivotal roles, registering two assists apiece.
Amorim praised Diallo after the game. He said (via BBC Sport): “He is really big in talent, but small in size. He did a great job but he is also has to improve.
“He is a great moment. Ruud van Nistelrooy helped him a lot in his games in charge and now he’s helping me.”
The new United head coach has seemingly taken a dig at Erik ten Hag who did not give Diallo enough opportunities to shine.
Ten Hag often chose Antony over Diallo even when the Brazilian never performed to expectations.
Diallo featured in all four games during Van Nistelrooy’s brief spell.
He impressed everyone by scoring two goals and recording an assist.
The £18 million-rated ace has already earned two starts under Amorim, with many initially surprised by his selection as a wing-back.
However, the youngster is proving it was a masterstroke by the Portuguese coach.
United have rarely used the right flank to attack in recent years. Most of their attacks have come through the left wing.
Diallo has been a breath of fresh air on the right wing.
His intense pressing resulted in two mistakes from Everton’s defence in the build-up to United’s goals.
One of those instances helped him earn an assist.
He brilliantly set up Rashford just moments into the second half to score and earned 9/10 in our post-match player ratings.
He could have bagged a perfect ten but missed a scoring opportunity early in the game.
It is clear that Diallo has made the right wing-back spot his own.
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Article written by Sanidhya Bhardwaj .
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