Manchester United took a serious gamble when they splashed out a fortune in January 2021 for a guy with just five senior games under his belt. You surely remember Amad Diallo. Ever since he made his debut for Atalanta a year and a half earlier, the Ivorian winger has been labeled a generational talent. They thought the same at Old Trafford, so they transferred 21,000,000 euros to the account of the Italian club for his services! It seemed at first that it would be a waste of money, although Diallo recently announced that Erik ten Hag could still count on him in the future.After arriving in the red part of Manchester, he failed to establish himself with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, which admittedly few expected him to succeed as a 19-year-old. He wasn’t any better at Rangers in the first half of the current calendar year either, he only made 13 appearances and scored three goals, and he didn’t manage to make a strong impression even at the start of this season after arriving in Sunderland.##NAJAVA_MECA_6886653##Admittedly, he only arrived at the end of the transfer window, he needed some time to get used to another change of environment. After all, he didn’t even play too much at the Stadium of Light, starting only one of the opening eight games upon his arrival. However, since scoring his debut against Burnley in Round 17, Diallo has become an indispensable member of Tony Mowbray’s regular line-up. And someone on whom the offensive performance of the Black Cats depends a lot.Counting the aforementioned start against the Clarets, the 20-year-old striker was on the pitch from minute-one in each of the last seven Championship matches, scoring five goals and registering one assist. Last night against West Bromwich Albion he once again demonstrated a fraction of the talent he possesses. He dribbled away from his guardian on the right wing, entered the penalty area and forced Townsend to bring him down. He then took responsibility and put the Black Cats in the lead in the 19th minute.Unfortunately for him, Sunderland were unable to hold on to the lead. West Brom attacked with all weapons in the second half and turned the score around with goals from Tom Rogic and Daryl Dike. The Baggies continued their series of excellent results and escaped from the relegation zone with their fourth consecutive victory.
