Just another £30m-plus player, one signed amid accusations of human trafficking, to be thrown on the pile of youngsters who never reached their potential in the post Sir Alex Ferguson nadir-filled wilderness years. The ability was there, but manager after manager saw something they didn’t like.
“Since I got that game time, I showed everyone I can play for this club,” Amad says as he and United prepare for their Europa League final clash with Tottenham in Bilbao.
“I’m always positive, I’m always smiling with everyone, so that’s my natural thing. That’s me, that’s Amad.”
‘I’m grateful for everything Erik ten Hag did for me’, he adds (Photo: Getty)A breathless encounter in March last year was heading for penalties. With defensive sensibility firmly cast aside, United launched one last counter at the death, two on one, but Alejandro Garnacho’s pass into substitute Amad was under-hit, giving the last Liverpool defender time to recover.
Erik ten Hag’s mind had been changed, and ever since Amad’s stock has grown greater by the week. The game time remained irregular, but at least it was something.
“So I kept training very hard, very hard. I think this season, at the beginning, I was playing a lot with him. I want to thank him again for the opportunity he gave me, and I want to wish him all the best.
“Now I have a manager who believes in me, who trusts me, so I’m grateful for everything he did for me. Now it’s for me to play everything on the pitch.”
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Thierry Henry described Amad’s winner at Manchester City as the “best piece of skill you will see all season”. Controlling a long ball over his shoulder on his toe is quite the piece de resistance.
While the scoreline from United’s Europa League semi-final appears rather comprehensive, for much of the second leg at Old Trafford, Athletic Bilbao threatened the remontada to end all remontadas.
That was until Amad entered the fray, having been out injured for three months – not-so-coincidentally United’s worst run of form in this entirely-forgettable season.
“I believe in my potential,” Amad says. “I believe I can be one of the best in the world.”
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