Amad Diallo missed his chance to make his Manchester United debut on Tuesday night but sent a positive message to his teammates after the victory against West Ham in the FA Cup fifth round.
The Red Devils and Hammers could not be seperated after a dull 90 minutes at Old Trafford and it took an extra-time strike from Scott McTominay to secure the path into the quarter-finals.
Despite Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side needing a spark to break down the stubborn visitors, the Norwegian didn’t turn to his new arrival, with the 18-year-old remaining on the bench for the tenire 120 minutes.
This was even with five substitutes being allowed in the FA Cup, so Bruno Fernandes, McTominay, Edinson Cavani, Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams did all get the nod from the bench.
It was the Ivorian’s first appearance on the bench for the Red Devils since his move from Atalanta, so he would have been excited to make his debut, but he was positive despite missing out.
The teenager sent a tweet after the match which read: ‘Well done guys.’
Solskjaer talked up the potential of the young winger before the clash with the Hammers and made out that he would turn to him in the exact situation United found themselves.
‘He’s been bright since he came, he did really well in the reserve games,’ Solskjaer said of Diallo before the West Ham game. ‘He’s a player who can create something out of nothing so he’s on the bench to make an impact if we need to.’
The United boss was not especially impressed with his strikers on Tuesday night, saying they should take a leaf out of McTominay’s book when it comes to finishing.
‘Some of the finishing, it was a bit side-footy, burst the ball into the net!’ Solskjaer said after the win.
‘We need to learn off him (Scott McTominay). We need to be more clinical and finish the game off earlier.
‘Scott used to be a striker and I think he finishes with authority. You see that he doesn’t mind being in those positions. He just smashed the ball into the net.’
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