It’s been just over a month since Erik ten Hag was relieved of his duties at Old Trafford but the former Manchester United manager remains a huge talking point amongst fans, especially after this weekend’s game against Everton.
United walked away with all three points on Sunday afternoon as goals from Marcus Rashford [2] and Amad Diallo [2] sealed a convincing 4-0 win over Everton.
It has been a solid start to life at the helm for Ruben Amorim, who has publicly praised a number of his players in recent days, including the in-form Diallo.
After being deployed at right-wing-back in their 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town, Amad received plaudits from his new manager.
“I think it was very good, he has improved a lot. Since these three days, he improved so much defensively but for him, the opponent he had all the time was the left back,” Amorim said.
“So it’s like a winger follows the left back. It’s so much easier I think because he doesn’t have to think, ‘can I jump in the centre back or not?’ He just follows one guy and goes forward and it’s like a game of man-to-man game in that area. He was so focused on everything, I think he did a great job.”
Amad continued his superb run of form on Sunday against Everton, not only scoring twice but assisting both of Marcus Rashford’s goals.
As he impressed at Old Trafford, plenty of fans brought up Erik ten Hag and his decision to use the Ivorian sparingly throughout his reign as manager.
In fact, Ten Hag’s decision to use Antony over Amad as they searched for a winner against Fenerbache in October was mentioned by many on social media.
Here’s how fans on social media reacted during the Everton match.
One said: “The fact ETH watched him every day in training and continued to play Antony over him blows my mind. What a player we have in Amad,” while another commented: “Not sure I’ll ever forgive Erik Ten Hag for his treatment of Amad Diallo.”
A third wrote: “Bizarre that it took more than four months for Amad to get a start last season. Even more bizarre that Omari Forson once started ahead of him. He’s torn Everton to shreds today. Perfect profile of player for Amorim in this formation.”
A fourth said: “Erik ten Hag should be hired just so he can be fired again. Why on God’s green earth did he not platform Amad?!” and a fifth added: “Amad is the best pressing player we have by a million miles, and Ten Hag, who wanted to play pressing football, barely used him.”
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