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Amad Diallo was Man Utd\u2019s best player on the night\u00a0<\/span>Credit<\/span>: Getty Images\/James Gill<\/span><\/p>\n

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With players looking to catch the eye of Ruben Amorim, it was Amad Diallo who staked his claim for a place in his plans with goals to end Manchester United\u2019s wretched run without winning a European match.<\/p>\n

More than a year had passed since United\u2019s previous victory, a narrow win against FC Copenhagen, until Amad\u2019s double against the Greek champions. One was a looping header, the other a fine individual effort created and finished off himself.<\/p>\n

Amad, now 22, has never quite established himself regularly since arriving in the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer era for \u20ac25million from the talent factory of Atalanta. Loans at Rangers and Sunderland suggested he was at a crossroads of his United career.<\/p>\n

Amorim arrives as head coach next week, and here is an opportunity to be an important part of the new regime. Amorim has worked with talents such as the highly-rated Geovany Quenda and Amad will be relishing showing the new man in charge what he is capable of.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a great character and a hard worker. He does extra work after training, constantly focused on working and getting better,\u201d said caretaker manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Amad Diallo, the star of the show, secured Manchester United\u2019s first win in Europe for 380 days\u00a0<\/span>Credit<\/span>: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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It has turned into quite a week for United, with Amorim masterminding a statement win against Manchester City in his final home game at Sporting Lisbon before heading to the Premier League.<\/p>\n

It may have been on a lower-key stage but United have given glimpses under Van Nistelrooy that Amorim has something to work with. An example was Manuel Ugarte, a former Sporting player, showing a good range of passing. Amad was the star of this victory though, with his second-half goals getting Van Nistelrooy animated on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

Van Nistelrooy has at least ended United\u2019s six-match run without a win in European matches, the worst run since successive poor campaigns from 1980 to1983. Twente, Porto and Fenerbahce all earned draws against United this season, with their winless run dating back to Oct 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since we won in Europe. Today we showed why we are one of the best teams. It was important to win,\u201d said Amad afterwards. \u201cIt is important to score every time. This season I have been unlucky so I am happy to score two today. But the most important thing was to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see how Amorim works with Rasmus Hojlund, who has only shown glimpses of his potential so far in 15 months at the club. Amorim has turned Viktor Gyokeres into one of the most lethal strikers in Europe over the last couple of seasons, with his use of a No 9 seemingly ideal for Hojlund.<\/p>\n

In this game, the Denmark striker struggled to make an impact, with his only chance coming from a header that was easily saved. \u201cIt didn\u2019t happen enough for him. In the second half we were better in positions but some of the crosses didn\u2019t come for him,\u201d said Van Nistelrooy.<\/p>\n

With Hojlund struggling, the goals came from Amad. His first was five minutes into the second half when he showed a strikers\u2019 instinct for goal. Bruno Fernandes set up the opener, floating a ball to the far post where Amad had peeled off Baba Rahman, who had given him too much space. The finish looped over Dominik Kotarski and went in off the post.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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