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Elliott Jackson

Manchester United fans excited after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes Amad Diallo decision

Manchester United fans are eagerly awaiting the debut of Amad Diallo after he was added to the club's Europa League squad.

The 18-year-old winger grabbed supporters' attention with a fantastic debut for United's Under-23s against Liverpool on Saturday, adding to the intrigue around the youngster.

Diallo took 14 minutes to open his account for the club, robbing Liverpool defender Billy Koumetio to race through and score.

The debutant then added a sixth for United with a panenka-style penalty, finishing off a 6-3 route for the 23s.

Right-wing has been a problem position for United for a number of years, with Juan Mata, Mason Greenwood and Paul Pogba trialled in that role this season.

United travel to Real Sociedad for their round-of-32 first leg on February 18 and host the La Liga side at Old Trafford a week later in the return leg.

Sociedad were top of the Spanish top-tier when the draw was made, with United facing arguably the toughest-possible opponents in the first knockout round.

With Diallo now eligible to play against Sociedad and beyond, should United progress, supporters have voiced their excitement at seeing their new £37million signing in action.

Phil Jones has also been added to United's squad but Sergio Romero is still not included, with Nathan Bishop added ahead of him as United's fourth-choice goalkeeper.

Confirmed United Europa League squad

David de Gea, Dean Henderson, Lee Grant, Nathan Bishop; Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Alex Telles, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Axel Tuanzebe; Paul Pogba, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay, Donny van de Beek, Juan Mata; Daniel James, Amad Diallo, Edinson Cavani, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford.

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