Amad is one man's legacy at Manchester United - and it is not one of his five managers

The Anglo contingent of Manchester United's pre-season tour squad were not in the mood to chat in Los Angeles. In lieu of surly senior teammates, Amad, a shy and softly-spoken 22-year-old, stepped up onto the dais for a press conference in the UCLA.

From addressing the press to initiating the press. Amad is now a firmly established first-teamer at United. It was fleeting under Erik ten Hag at the start of the season and all the signs suggest he will retain that status for longer on Ruben Amorim's watch.

Three assists in two starts do not do Amad justice. He made United's second goal against Everton happen by robbing Jarrad Branthwaite off the ball. At both of Amorim's post-match Premier League press conferences, Amad's name cropped up.

He said at Portman Road the winger had made strides in his defensive game over a mere three training sessions. On Sunday, Amorim magnanimously thanked Ruud van Nistelrooy for bequeathing him such a buoyant talent.

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Amad had a beaming smile when Van Nistelrooy sent him on during his first match in caretaker charge against Leicester City. That four-match spell is remembered more for Amad's goals against PAOK and his neat backheel for Bruno Fernandes against Leicester.

It is just as well Amorim's early assertion that full backs would start in the wide roles has not come to pass. United's central defensive shortage has been a blessing in disguise, moving Noussair Mazraoui inside to make up the numbers in the three, leaving a vacancy on the flank.

Amad was always a good fit. Quick, selfless and intense, he took less than 80 seconds to demonstrate his credentials with the cross for Marcus Rashford at