Amad put in his best performance of 2026 vs Brighton

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·24 May 2026

Amad put in his best performance of 2026 vs Brighton

Manchester United swept Brighton & Hove Albion aside 3-0 in their final Premier League game of the season away at the Amex Stadium on Sunday.

Patrick Dorgu opened the scoring from another Bruno Fernandes assist, while Bryan Mbeumo handed the visitors a two-nil lead heading into the break.

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In the second half, the Dane returned the favour to his skipper as the Portugal international rounded off the scoring.

The Denmark international and the club captain will rightly take most of the credit for the Red Devils’ excellent end to the season, but Michael Carrick will be pleased with the performance put in by Amad.

Amad registered his first assist of the year

The Ivorian and Mason Mount combined to perfection, before the 23-year-old served it on a plate for Mbeumo to score United’s second of the day.

It was the former Atalanta ace’s first assist of 2026, and a welcome return to form for a player who is among the very few to have struggled since Carrick’s arrival.

stats via sofascore

Amad ended the game with an impressive pass completion rate of 91%, with 96% of his passes in the opposition half finding their target.

He was not shot-shy, unlike in previous encounters, as he made the goalkeeper work with two decent attempts.

His best performance under Carrick

The right winger completed one dribble and was rock solid without the ball as well, winning all his tackles and making two interceptions.

Relentless on the counter-press, he recovered the ball on seven occasions (all stats via sofascore).

Since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, the Ivory Coast international has looked a shadow of his former self.

He has struggled to beat his man and has chosen to pass when there was an opportunity to shoot, which just highlighted that his confidence was shot to bits.