Youngster Amad’s impact behind the scenes at Manchester United has been revealed after just a month at the club.
Amad finally made the move to United at the start of January after agreeing a switch from Serie A side Atalanta last summer.
The Ivorian is still yet to make his first team debut for the club, but has shown a glimpse of what he can do at U23 level.
And the MEN report that he has already been making a huge impact at the Red Devils, especially among the youth ranks.
Amad has played in two Premier League 2 games so far for United’s U23 side, making his debut in the 6-3 thriller against Liverpool at end of last month.
It is claimed that the 18-year-old had not met or trained with his team-mates prior to the match, but he went on to score twice in a very impressive club debut.
Amad has since followed that up with another goal in the 6-4 win over Blackburn, and has collected three assists across both games.
More recently, he earned a place on the bench against West Ham in the FA Cup this week.
It remains to be seen when the teenager will be handed his first senior appearance, but he is certainly making strides in the right direction to do so sooner rather than later.
Under-23s coach Neil Wood was full of praise for Amad and his natural ability, but warned it would take time for him to bed in and at the club and build relationships his team mates.
“You see he has ability and he’s linking up well,” said Wood after Amad had bagged a goal before assisting a further in a 6-4 win over Blackburn U23s last week.
“He doesn’t really have a relationship with any of these boys here. He came to Liverpool [last] Saturday and did well and the same [against Blackburn].
“He’s training with the first team and doing well and he’s still new to England and the style of football in England so it’s going to take time and like all young players you have to be patient with them. He’s gaining more confidence as the days go on.”
