Erik ten Hag gives verdict on Amad performance on Manchester United return

Erik ten Hag was impressed with what Amad had to offer on his return to the Manchester United side against Nottingham Forest.

The Ivorian made his first appearance of the season in the 2-1 Premier League defeat at the City Ground after he replaced Antony ten minutes into the second half of the match. Amad had been sidelined since suffering a serious knee injury in pre-season but looked lively in his first appearance in five months.

Ten Hag was disappointed with the lack of attacking threat from his side against Nottingham Forest but singled out Amad as one of the few positives from the performance.

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"In the second half, they [the attackers] were in the match," the United boss told MUTV at full-time. "I thought Amad Diallo came in really good; Alejandro Garnacho played a very good game, I think.

"How he fought for that all the time and prepared the goal — a good goal by Marcus Rashford. "When you concede two goals, as a team, you have to defend better and read the game in that moment.

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"Yeah, but it's not our biggest worry; that is making and scoring goals. I'm happy we scored one and we created our chances in the second half by some good football moments. I'm pleased with that but, of course, we have to win."

Morgan Gibbs-White’s late strike sealed Forest a 2-1 triumph for his side after Marcus Rashford had capitalised on a terrible Matt Turner pass to cancel out Nicolas Dominguez’s opener. The defeat meant United suffered a 21st defeat of the calendar year, and 14th