Was Amad Diallo THAT bad at Rangers? Man United saviour proving critics wrong after damning Celtic Park moment

Amad Diallo has come a very long way since his underwhelming stint at Rangers.

The young Ivorian has transformed himself into the classic 'late bloomer' after many eyebrows were raised when Manchester United forked out £37 million for the teenager in 2020. Atalanta must have been rubbing their hands to offload a player for such fee having only 76 minutes of professional football under his belt when the deal was announced.

Diallo made the switch official in January 2021 with then Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer calling him "one of the most exciting young prospects in the game". Fast forward from then to Thursday night and many would be forgiven for thinking it has been all plain sailing. A record 12-minute hat trick against Southampton saw the Stretford End bow to its new favourite son leaving Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho in his shadow.

But his career has been far from perfect so far. And after his late meteoric rise many Rangers fans have recently been pondering - was Amad Diallo's time at Ibrox unfairly judged?

Diallo's critics were patting themselves on the back when he struggled to make an impression at Old Trafford. In 12 months he made just nine appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal. Something had to change.

Enter Rangers. The Glasgow club snapped up the skilful winger in January 2022 on a six-month loan deal. The youngster was "delighted" for his big chance under Gio van Bronckhorst who said he would "add a lot" to the squad as the Light Blues looked to defend their title against Ange Postecoglou's Celtic. And things got off to a perfect start. Just 24 hours after his move Diallo hit the ground running by getting off the mark just minutes into his debut against Ross County.

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