Amad Diallo is yet to start a match for Man United in the 2023/24 season, mostly being used as a substitute by Erik ten Hag.
The Dutch manager has decided to open up about why the Ivory Coast winger is not starting games, as he explained: “First of all, Amad had a very bad injury, so for a long period in this season he was out and wasn’t available.
“But he returned and needed some time to get back, to get match fit. He needed training and, in some areas, he needed to catch up. So it’s fair now that he gets his minutes.
“He has to keep fighting, set his performances in the minutes he gets - not gets, but deserves, and from there you get your position in the starting line-up. Amad is doing really well, but we have a lot of competition in the front line and I know, with front players especially, you have to give them trust.
“But they also have to prove it and there comes a certain point when things turn around and go against them. If you assess, you say Antony played a very good game against Chelsea, for instance, but then from a low perspective I didn’t play him against Liverpool.
“He also played very well against Newport, but then I put him on the bench in the game after. So there's always a thin line between giving them trust, but there comes a point where other players will get more chances, that's clear.”
Diallo’s last start in a competitive match for Man United was way back in the 2021/22 season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in a game against BSC Young Boys in the Champions League.
He has only made seven appearances for the Red Devils so far in the 2023/24 campaign, scoring the famous winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final.
