Amad Diallo has joined title winners Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie in an exclusive Premier League goal club at Manchester United.
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Highly-rated forward scored winner in derby with CityAlso on target in thrilling draw at LiverpoolThird man to net at Etihad & Anfield in same seasonFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
The Cote d'Ivoire international winger has picked up a useful habit of delivering end product in the biggest of English top-flight contests. At 22 years of age, full potential is beginning to be unlocked in Amad through regular game time.
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He joined United from Atalanta in January 2021, but struggled to make an early impact and ended up taking in loan spells at Rangers and Sunderland. A breakthrough of sorts was made last season – which included a dramatic winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals – while 28 appearances have been taken in this term.
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Amad snatched a 90th-minute winner for the Red Devils in their derby date with Manchester City on December 15, before rescuing a point late on during a trip to Liverpool. He has become just the third United player to score at Anfield and the Etihad Stadium in the same Premier League season.
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United’s all-time leading scorer Rooney was the first to achieve that feat in 2004-05, before Dutch striker Van Persie repeated it when grabbing match-winning goals against Liverpool and City in 2012-13 – as he claimed Golden Boot honours.