The Ruben Amorim era has lift-off at Manchester United as he found his statement win with a comeback 2-1 victory at Manchester City.
Amad and Bruno Fernandes scored within minutes of each other to overturn the deficit late in a game straight out of years under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Man Utd had many heroes vs City besides the names on the scoresheet too, as Harry Maguire put in a colossal performance to shackle Erling Haaland.
Manuel Ugarte was a man possessed in midfield as he tackled and intercepted everything in sight while the likes of Mazraoui, De Ligt, and Mainoo stepped up too.
A player who would be missing the feeling of being on the pitch right now, Luke Shaw, hailed one player in particular after the game.
Luke Shaw hails ‘unbelievable’ Man Utd star vs City
Ruben Amorim dropping Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho for the marquee game raised many eyebrows and when the team was trailing, it was questioned too.
United wasted some chances on transition, some of which were tailor-made for a player with pace and directness that the dropped duo possessed in spades.
However, the basic playing principles of the squad, which Amorim has been insistent on, remained the same and it eventually paid off.
Amad won a penalty through his industriousness and then scored himself in a statement display of selfless running plus world-class quality.
Shaw took the opportunity to hail the Ivorian for his contribution as he continues a strong run of form ever since Erik ten Hag was sacked.
The Englishman posted on Instagram: “WHAT A WIN!! THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR THIS KID. HE HAS EVERYTHING. UNBELIEVABLE”, with a clapping emoji over a picture of Amad kissing the United badge.
Amad has well and truly arrived at Man Utd
Countless words will be written about Amad after another virtuoso display for the club and rightly so because he is bringing to fruition what Man Utd fans long thought about him.
There was huge frustration when Ten Hag underused him and that decision has only gotten worse with the benefit of hindsight.
His success under Ruud van Nistelrooy could have been attributed to a change in the atmosphere and the commanding voice but the way he has carried on under Amorim proves he has arrived.
The team is starting to look towards him whenever they need a moment of inspiration to drag them out of trouble and he’s doing it while playing multiple positions.
The City game was the biggest test yet and he passed with flying colours. Shaw is right, the sky is the limit for the Ivorian who, at one point, had one leg out of the exit door.
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