Mbeumo sent a classy message to Mazraoui<\/a> after the game, and now on Saturday, it was Amad\u2019s<\/a> Ivory Coast side who were seeking a spot in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n Coming up against a strong Egyptian side led by Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush, the Ivory Coast were beaten, losing 3-2 on the night.<\/p>\n The dynamic wing duo of Amad and United target Yan Diomande<\/a> were far from their most dangerous, and as a result Ivory Coast are out despite being the better team on the night.<\/p>\n As a result, Amad will be back for Manchester United in the derby against City next weekend.<\/p>\n DOES Amad start for Manchester United with his wing-back role gone? If so, where?\ud83e\udd14 <\/p>\n What will Amad be thinking as he returns to an Amorim-less United?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Amad set for Manchester United return<\/p>\n Like Mbeumo, Amad has been a big miss for United over the past few weeks, creating a big gap in quality and creativity down the right.<\/p>\n However, Amad returns to a very different club from the one he left for Morocco in December.<\/p>\n Amad will know his wing-back role is now gone and that he will probably be competing with Mbeumo for the starting right winger berth.<\/p>\n Who do YOU want as the next Man Utd manager? <\/p>\n What traits are you looking for?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Speaking with beIN Sports<\/a> on Friday, Amad reacted to United\u2019s sacking of Amorim<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a tough topic. I was a bit sad because he\u2019s the coach who gave me more visibility and more opportunities to play for Manchester United. I was very sad. I even sent him a message to thank him for everything he did for me, both in my life and especially in my career. <\/p>\n \u201cI wished him good luck wherever he goes.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a very good relationship, almost like a father-and-son relationship. He understood me, gave me a lot of advice, and let me play freely. It\u2019s very unfortunate, but that\u2019s life. You have to adapt; that\u2019s football. <\/p>\n \u201cI wish him all the best in life and in his next club. My next focus is Ivory Coast. I have to give everything for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n Amad became a star under Amorim, and he is now too good to be ignored by the next manager.<\/p>\n Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the second night running, Manchester United\u2019s complete attention has been directed towards Morocco and the AFCON quarter-finals.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[138181,16810,403,99],"class_list":["post-400249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-afcon","tag-amad-diallo","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Amad](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2253701796-1024x666.jpg\")
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