Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has urged Amad Diallo to step up this season after his “bad times” at the club.
Ten Hag was speaking on MUTV after Diallo scored in their 2-0 win over Rangers in a pre-season friendly on Saturday.
The 22-year-old has played only 21 competitive games for United since he joined three years ago from Atalanta.
Diallo has gone out on loan to Rangers and Sunderland and is now hoping to break into Ten Hag’s first team.
“We have to see Amad in a different way,” Ten Hag said.
“Of course, he is still young, but he is not inexperienced anymore. Last season, he had bad times with bad injuries; before that, he was in the Championship, he had a great season.
“At the end of last season, he had a very good time with our first team, played some very good games. Now, this season, this has to be the year.
“It is great that he starts like this. On Monday he could not play. He was not allowed to go into Norway but today he could play and he played a very good game.”
EPL: ‘This has to be the year’ – Ten Hag tells Man Utd forward to step up