Amad spent the second half of the 2021/22 season on loan with Rangers, but he failed to make an impression at Ibrox Stadium and quietly departed through the back door.
The winger who started against Rangers in a friendly for Manchester United at Murrayfield on Saturday looked like an entirely different player and, just in case their supporters had indeed forgotten who he was, Amad opened the scoring by cutting inside and finding the corner.
Amad produced the only genuine moment of attacking quality in the first half and did brilliantly to create a yard of space before lashing the ball beyond goalkeeper Jack Butland.
Amad was the standout performer for United in the opening 45 minutes wholesale changes were made at the interval and had a wide smile, which is now becoming his trademark, when scurrying through the bodies in the corridors of Murrayfield to get on the team bus. Erik ten Hag was speaking to five Manchester-based reporters when Amad walked past and Jadon Sancho was another to brush past while the United manager was speaking.
Ten Hag had been critical of United after the opening pre-season friendly, but he was content with the victory over Rangers and pleased with Amad's strong performance.
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