Video: 1 goal, 1 assist: United star continues sizzling form in AFCON as side eases into last eight

Manchester United’s Amad progressed safely to the quarter-final of the Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast. Tournament so far He has been in sensational form as his side have so far proven themselves to be one of the best teams on the African continent. Amad had previously scored two goals in the group stage and has been a vital component of his side’s progress. The winger was in sensational form as Ivory Coast eased past Burkina Faso in a 3-0 victory. Unplayable The 23-year-old opened the scoring with a wonderful individual goal after 20 minutes of play. He was played through on goal and delightfully faked a chip with his left foot before dinking the ball over the onrushing keeper with his right. It was his third strike of the competition and showed immense composure that United fans will hope he can replicate when he returns from international duty. Amad turned provider after 32 minutes when he assisted Yan Diomande, a player recently heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford. The United man ran at the Burkina Faso full-back and squared the ball across goal where Diomande finished clinically to extend the Ivorians’ lead. He had a total of five shots on goal, with two hitting the target. He also missed one big chance to add to his goal tally. The winger made two key passes and completed 93% of his attempts. Amad also helped out defensively, winning two of his three tackles and also completing six of his 10 contested ground duels. Ivory Coast now face the huge challenge of facing Egypt in the quarter-finals on Saturday evening. Amad stats vs Burkina Faso MetricValue Goals1 Assists1 Total shots5 Shots on target2 Shots blocked1 Big chances missed1 Touches58 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Was fouled3 Possession lost6 Key passes2 Crosses (accurate)3 (1) Accurate passes39/42 (93%) Passes in opposition half (accurate)20/23 (87%) Passes in own half (accurate)19/19 (100%) Long balls (accurate)1/2 (50%) Defensive contributions3 Tackles (won)3 (2) Interceptions0 Clearances0 Blocked shots0 Recoveries1 Ground duels (won)10 (6) Fouls3 Dribbled past0 Featured image Stu Forster via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Latest Top Stories… Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.