Amad Diallo is Man Utd bright light in dark season as Wes Brown shares theory on why it didn't work at Rangers

Rewind to three years ago and Amad Diallo rocked up at Rangers from Manchester United with huge expectations on his shoulders.

His monster fee arrival at Old Trafford had Light Blues fans purring at the prospect of what they might see for the next six months as Giovanni van Bronckhorst pulled off a huge double loan swoop with Aaron Ramsey arriving from Juventus in the same window. Things could not have started better for the Ivorian with a debut strike within minutes against Ross County. But in the end he struggled for consistent minutes and starts with the loan move turning out unsuccessful and fans labelling him a bit of a flop capture.

Fast forward to a stunning season at Sunderland and now a mainstay in the United team and the Diallo we see today is effectively night and day from the young attacker who arrived at Ibrox back in January 2022. It's not the first time Amad will face Rangers when his former club make the short trip south to Old Trafford for a blockbuster Battle of Britain Europa League showdown having netted against them in a Murrayfield pre-season game earlier this year.

A recent hat-trick against Southampton and the reward of a long-term new deal, things couldn't be any better for the youngster and Manchester United legend Wes Brown reckons his mentality must be through the roof after the spells at Ibrox and the Stadium of Light as he revealed why the attacker has earned his respect.

Speaking exclusively to Record Sport, he explained: "He didn't play that well at Rangers and at Sunderland he did. I always think as a young kid that I was a little bit different. I got a few changes when I was young and did well. But you can see with some players that they need to go out on loan. They are probably not