Amad Diallo wants to ‘make history’ with struggling Manchester United
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Amad Diallo, 22, has scored two goals and added six assists in the English Premier League this season.
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LONDON – Amad Diallo has vowed to “make history” with Manchester United, despite his struggling club’s dismal slide down the English Premier League table.
United have lost five of new manager Ruben Amorim’s 10 games in all competitions since he arrived from Sporting Lisbon to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag.
Dismal defeats by Wolverhampton Wanderers,
United languish in 14th place in the Premier League, just eight points above the relegation zone, before the Dec 29 fixtures.
But Diallo has been one of United’s few bright spots, highlighted by his late winner in the derby against Manchester City recently.
The 22-year-old Ivory Coast forward has scored two goals and added six assists in the league this season.
Alongside United’s other young players, he has his sights set on taking United back to the top.
“We are part of the project. We have so many young players for this club, especially Garna (Alejandro Garnacho), Kobbie (Mainoo), Joshua (Zirkzee), Rasmus (Hojlund), me. We are young players who want to make history for this club,” Diallo told MUTV.
“We want to do our best every game. Sometimes it cannot work, but you can see on the pitch we are very focused to do our best for this club, because we want to bring back this club to the level it was before.
“So, for the young lads, we just have to keep going, work hard and the most important thing is to listen to the old men, the old players, learn every day.
“We have now a new manager. He likes to work with young players and he brings a new system, so we just have to follow it and try to do our best every game.”
One of those old heads is former club captain Harry Maguire, 31.
He told Sky Sports of Amorim and ten Hag: “The thing is with the managers and the styles, it is not like they have come in and they have similar styles. They are the total opposite in terms of what they want and what they demand.
“So the transition period is going to be tough. We all have great belief in the manager and all his coaching staff. I am sure things are going to turn around. He knows exactly what he needs to do to get this club back.
“He has come in and done everything he needs to do. He is really demanding.”
Dismal defeats by Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur have increased the pressure on Ruben Amorim.
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Diallo’s position in recent games highlights the differing styles. The Ivorian has proven his versatility in the early days of Amorim’s reign, featuring both at right wing-back and in more attacking roles.
“In football this can happen,” he added. “Don’t be focused in only one position. Sometimes you can play as a defender, sometimes as a striker.
“Wherever the manager puts me, I’m ready to fight for the team.
“I just want to play, right wing, No. 10, anywhere. I say to the manager, if you need me as a ’keeper I’m ready to do my best, I will fight for the team and for my teammates. I want to make history for this club.” AFP
