Amad Diallo has become the darling of Old Trafford under Ruben Amorim... Rangers fans could be forgiven for not remembering their former loanee - who flopped in his five month spell
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When Amad Diallo runs out for Manchester United at Old Trafford on Thursday night, fans of Glasgow Rangers could be forgiven for checking twice to see if it’s the same player who spent five months on loan at Ibrox just three short years ago. Diallo the new darling of Old Trafford. Diallo the young man with a new £100,000-a-week contract. Diallo the player United worked hard to keep while holding talks over the potential departures of Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford.
![[The winger has flourished since the arrival of new United boss Ruben Amorim]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/19/94403139-14314397-image-a-30_1737572517041.jpg)
It’s quite a contrast from the Diallo who flopped on loan at Rangers after moving from United in January 2022, hitting a low point when he was substituted at half-time of his first Old Firm game against Celtic. So often in football, it’s about being in the right place at the right time. Fortune hasn’t always smiled on Diallo in the four years since he arrived at United, but the instantly likeable Ivorian is reaping the rewards now.
![[The winger spent five months on loan with Rangers after he initially joined United]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/19/94403165-14314397-image-a-29_1737572515420.jpg)
No player has fitted better into the system and ethos brought to Old Trafford by new head coach Ruben Amorim. Theirs seems to be a match made in heaven. While other wide players like Rashford and Garnacho suddenly face an uncertain future at the club, the young man who could easily have walked away as a free agent this summer has a new five-and-a-half-year contract and the adulation of all United fans.
![[However, it was an uninspiring spell with the Scottish side for the Ivorian winger]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/19/94403315-14314397-image-a-33_1737572818335.jpg)
Amad Diallo has become the darling of Old Trafford with his displays for Man United this year. The winger has flourished since the arrival of new United boss Ruben Amorim. A 12-minute hat-trick as Amorim’s side came from behind to beat Southampton a week ago cemented Diallo’s place in their hearts, coming on the back of his goals in the win over Manchester City and the draw at Liverpool. The little winger is the man for the big occasion.
![[Diallo epitomises the selfless attitude and versatility Amorim wants from his team]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/22/19/94403141-14314397-image-a-31_1737572523335.jpg)
