Watch: Michael Carrick spotted comforting struggling Man Utd man who had to apologise to fans for second-half blunder

Michael Carrick was spotted having a moment with Amad Diallo post-match yesterday after the forward’s blunder led to Liverpool scoring.Amad replaced Benjamin Sesko at the interval when Manchester United were leading 2-0, and proceeded to essentially assist Dominik Szoboszlai with his first touch of the ball.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL STRETTY NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES & BREAKING NEWS – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYWhat happened with Amad vs LFC?Indeed, the Ivorian played a careless pass to Szoboszlai, who was then able to carry the ball all the way forward into United’s area before calmly converting his effort past Senne Lammens. A fabulous solo goal from Dominik Szoboszlai and Liverpool are in the contest! 👏 pic.twitter.com/qy0XNLki2g — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 3, 2026Want more Stretty News coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustAmad then appeared to apologise to supporters for the mishap by raising his hands in acknowledgement of the error, before Carrick went over to comfort him post-match. Amad going straight to apologise to the fans after that error, you can tell that goal really hurt him💔 https://t.co/BywGhDLRzr pic.twitter.com/yj4cp6pPpj — Ezzy (@EzzyMUFC) May 3, 2026The youngster is enduring a particularly difficult run at the moment, which looks to have left him bereft of confidence. Michael Carrick consoling Amad after full-time. Love this from the gaffer. 👏❤️ pic.twitter.com/kPvFqR98Yl — (fan) Frank 🧠🇾🇪 (@FrankEra_) May 3, 2026How Amad is faring as of lateAmad has not scored or assisted this calendar year, which also coincides with his return from the African Cup of Nations.Last week, in the win over Brentford, he was withdrawn at the interval following a lacklustre 45-minute shift, and was consequently dropped from the line-up upon Matheus Cunha’s return on Sunday.He was called upon perhaps earlier than anticipated, though, as he came on in place of Sesko to see out the second half.Unfortunately, you’d imagine the 23-year-old will again be omitted from the XI for Saturday’s trip to face his former club, Sunderland, at the Stadium of Light this weekend. Appearances Goals Assists 42 14 4 Amad’s record in all competitions during his loan spell with the Black Cats