Erik ten Hag has one option left to try and fix Manchester United's £85.5m transfer error

Few players within Manchester United's ranks enjoyed such a prosperous campaign as Amad last season.

Shipped out on loan to Sunderland on August 31, 2022, the Ivorian was introduced to his new army of followers that same evening. He was presented to the Black Cats faithful alongside three other new additions during half-time of a 3-0 win over Rotherham United.

Amad's Sunderland journey ended nine months, 42 appearances, 14 goals and one play-off campaign later. He created memories that Sunderland's supporters will cherish for years.

Almost 12 months on from the conclusion of his loan spell with the Championship club, which drew to a close at Kenilworth Road after a 2-0 defeat to Luton Town in the second leg of their play-off semi-final campaign, Amad has played just three competitive games. He returned to Old Trafford last summer with the ambition of taking the next step in his development, only for him to be halted in his tracks almost immediately.

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The winger was forced off injured in United's third game of pre-season, ruling him out for the best part of five months. It was a bitterly frustrating blow for the youngster, signed from Atalanta in 2021, to encounter, particularly so soon after having experienced the season of his life.

One crumb of comfort the youngster must have held onto during his time in the Carrington treatment room was Antony's underwhelming form. He has failed to pull up any trees since his arrival from Ajax in September 2022, failing to solve the right-wing problem Jadon Sancho was meant to have fixed 14 months earlier.

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