Erik ten Hag has hailed the potential impression Amad Diallo may have on Manchester United’s misfiring assault after recovering from harm.
Amad returned to Man Utd through the summer season following an especially profitable mortgage spell within the Championship with Sunderland – wherein he scored 14 targets from out huge – and lots was anticipated of the teen forward of the 2023/24 season.
Nonetheless, a severe harm noticed Amad miss the primary half of the marketing campaign, with the huge ahead lastly making his long-awaited comeback on December 30 instead within the Crimson Devils’ 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest within the Premier League.
In Amad’s absence, Man Utd have completely struggled within the offensive third this season, with Ten Hag’s facet scoring fewer targets than newly-promoted Luton City within the Premier League so far.
Chatting with the membership’s official web site, supervisor Ten Hag hinted the 21-year-old’s return to health might present some much-needed spark to his attacking lineup.
He mentioned: “Yeah, he’s very ball safe. He can carry key actions, ultimate passes, rating a purpose. And so I believe he has some weapons. That’s at all times what you’re in search of with offensive gamers.”
Together with Amad, fellow long-term absentees Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez are edging in the direction of full health once more with each noticed in coaching this week.
Talking in regards to the pair’s return, Ten Hag added: “Two class gamers and they’ll carry the crew ahead. We all know that and now we’re trying ahead to their return within the crew on matchdays.
“However we’ve got to attend for that. They nonetheless want a while to completely make their comeback however yeah, it’s a good sign that they’re again on the grass with the crew, within the crew coaching. Now, we’ve got to make the subsequent step [to get them] totally within the crew coaching, after which they’ll work with us.”
Whereas Casemiro and Martinez aren’t anticipated to play an element in Monday’s FA Cup conflict with Wigan Athletic, Amad could possibly be in line for his first begin of the season.
