Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has urged the club’s supporters to remain calm over their expectations of Amad Diallo, even as he continues to grow in stature and importance.
Amad was the hero for United as they came from behind to beat Manchester City at the Etihad.
The Ivorian won a penalty and scored the winner, cancelling out Josko Gvardiol’s opening strike just before the break.
The forward was United’s main source of threat and most positive actions performed in attack originated down his flank.
Amad seems to be one the biggest beneficiaries of Amorim’s appointment as United head coach but the Portuguese coach has warned against getting carried away.
Amorim told BBC Match of the Day, “It was incredible. I think we deserved it. It was a very tough match but we believe until the end. We managed to score, we needed that win, it was important for us and for our fans.”
“We were in the game for 90 minutes and that is very good. We talk about the Arsenal game, we played well in the first half but they were not believing that we could win. Today was so much more different.”
“I also believe. Then we have Fergie time and we put the things together and something magic happened. It was a good day for us.”
“They [the fans] need it. Just like us, but you can see the way they celebrate is special.”
“But we need to continue. Our club needs to win these kinds of matches, I understand the happiness of our fans but we need to continue.”
The United gaffer added, “With a victory for City, the performance was the same. We need to improve a lot of things but today the guys deserved the win. They were in it until the last minute and that is important for us.”
On Diallo, Amorim stated, “He can play different positions, he is very humble. We have to be very careful with Amad because sometimes in our club we put young players in a special place. Lets stay clam with Amad.”
United are back in action on Thursday when they face Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup.
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