Diallo focuses on fight to bring back United glory days
The Straits Times|December 30, 2024
Amad Diallo has vowed to "make history" with Manchester United, despite his struggling club's dismal slide down the English Premier League table.
Diallo focuses on fight to bring back United glory days

LONDON - Amad Diallo has vowed to "make history" with Manchester United, despite his struggling club's dismal slide down the English Premier League table.

United have lost five of new manager Ruben Amorim's 10 games in all competitions since he arrived from Sporting Lisbon to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag.

Dismal defeats by Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur in their last three matches have increased the pressure on Amorim ahead of Newcastle United's visit to Old Trafford on Dec 30.

United languish in 14th place in the Premier League, just eight points above the relegation zone, before the Dec 29 fixtures.

But Diallo has been one of United's few bright spots, highlighted by his late winner in the derby against Manchester City recently.

The 22-year-old Ivory Coast forward has scored two goals and added six assists in the league this season.

This story is from the December 30, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.

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