The house that Sir Alex built over the course of 26 years is now finding it really hard to withstand the counterattacks of time. Since Ferguson left in 2013, it has been a downward slope for the greatest football brand in the world, barring a few bright spots.
Ruben Amorim arrived at Old Trafford with Great Expectations after a £10m-coup from Sporting CP. However, despite beating City in their backyard, United lost their next three PL matches without scoring a goal.
In such a scenario, Manchester United assets are triggering large sell-offs from their respective FPL managers. However, let’s navigate this road not taken by the majority of FPL teams to assess if there are any FPL hidden gems outside the template from the red part of Manchester.
Amad Diallo (£5.3m)
At a time when the prospect of Adidas canceling its historic shirt deal with Manchester United due to the latter’s possible relegation is doing the rounds, Amad Diallo gains some footing in the FPL transfer market.
Despite registering blanks in the three outings following the shock win at Manchester Derby, Amad has seven assists to his name with three goals. In terms of xGI, Amad clocks an impressive 0.35 per 90’.
The Ivory Coast attacker showed early promise in a Sunderland shirt two years back in the brief loan stint. It seems Amad is now PL-ready, with a ‘Goal of the Month’ nomination coming his way for his injury-time winner against their “noisy neighbours.”
The Amorim era brought more than a few changes to Manchester United apart from its signature 3-4-2-1. Amad has become a prominent feature of this new era.
Diallo has played as a wingback under Amorim. But now he is mostly deployed as the left-sided attacker behind Hojlund.
He is currently owned by 15.3% of the managers and had a magic spell between gameweek11 and 16 when he garnered 44pts in total. He faced a stern test last Sunday at Anfield but again came out with flying colours. In the 80th minute, his smart positioning helped him find the net after a nice feed from teammate Garnacho.
The fixtures look good after GW20 — Southampton, Palace, and Fulham in the following four matches.
Also, Amad has an uncanny habit of snatching last-gasp winners against giant opponents — Manchester City in the last Derby and Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final last season. A fantastic trait to earn bonus points. His equaliser at Anfield in the just concluded gameweek20 has fetched him three bonus points.
In the current scenario, Manchester United’s performances lack consistency, leaving none other than Amad for consideration. However, there’s hope as the Amorim Ball managed to snatch a point from in-form Liverpool at their home turf and beat City at the Etihad.
We need to keep a tab on the Manchester United assets and check if someone like Bruno, Onana, or Martinez can make the cut to our shortlist in the near future.
Therefore, if you wish to become a Red Devil’s advocate now, the 21-year-old former Atalanta player is your go-to man.
