Manchester United’s new star provides key to Ruben Amorim’s pressing machine
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Everton, as they often are, were masters of their own downfall, but had Amad Diallo, already very much Amorim’s chief agitator, not been there snarling in his opponents’ faces like a scrapyard guard dog, they would have had all the time in the world, as would normally be the case around M16, to pick their passes. One of the most pointed takeaways from Amorim’s first month in charge is just how willing the new boss is to highlight where United have been going wrong. After Marcus Rashford again opened the scoring for Amorim in the Premier League, aided by an almighty deflection from a potential future United defender, Jarrad Branthwaite, Joshua Zirkzee netted a much-needed confidence boost in front of the Stretford End to effectively end the match as a contest before half time. Amad’s brilliant assist for United’s third just after the break should have appeased the demanding boss, but if he stops now, the retreat that would inevitably follow would set him back to square one.