Michael Carrick is continuing to see first-team Manchester United players trickle back to Carrington in the aftermath of the World Cup tournament this summer.
The 44-year-old Manchester United manager had already embarked on the Red Devils’ pre-season summer tour ahead of the World Cup final earlier this month.
Michael Carrick oversaw the Red Devils’ opening 1-0 defeat to Wrexham in Finland before Man Utd thrashed Rosenborg 5-0 at the Lerkendal Stadion in Norway.
Manchester United’s official website on Thursday confirmed that Amad Diallo and Altay Bayindir are the latest first-team players to have reported back for training.
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Amad Diallo must show a bounce-back in form during Man Utd’s pre-season summer tour
Amad Diallo represented the Ivory Coast during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations last season and at this summer’s World Cup in Mexico, Canada and the United States.
The 24-year-old Ivorian winger made four starts at the FIFA tournament, including one start, and netted against both Ecuador and Norway before his side crashed out.
Amad’s form was sporadic during the 2025-26 campaign, which could equally be blamed on Ruben Amorim playing him as a right wing-back in his tactical system.
The Ivory Coast international struggled to deliver consistently and netted only twice and registered four assists in 33 matches across all competitions last season.
Amad is returning for pre-season duty at the ‘perfect’ time to recapture the type of form that United fans started to see during his breakout season under Erik ten Hag.
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The remaining opponents for Man Utd on this pre-season summer tour are perfect for Amad Diallo to push himself more
With both Wrexham and Rosenborg out of the way now, Man Utd’s competition quality increases in their remaining four pre-season matches this summer.
United will face Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Leeds United and AC Milan ahead of the start of the 2026-27 Premier League season under Michael Carrick.
Coming back to the Red Devils off the back of his World Cup campaign, Amad must build momentum and put behind him the setbacks of the 2025-26 campaign.
Carrick needs to see the Red Devils attacker step up as a winger again and undo the problems previously caused under former United manager Ruben Amorim.
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