Alan Shearer waxes lyrical about “absolutely fantastic” Amad Diallo after his heroics vs. Everton | OneFootball

Legendary Premier League striker Alan Shearer has hailed Amad Diallo after his superb display during Sunday’s 4-0 win over Everton.

United clinched all three points courtesy of braces from Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee.

While he didn’t get on the score sheet, Amad was equally impactful, registering two second-half assists for both goalscorers.

Against the Toffees, no United player completed more take-ons (four), put in more tackles (four) or created more chances (three) than Amad.

After the final whistle, head coach Ruben Amorim praised Amad and his impact on the team. A recent report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that a new contract for the Ivorian is currently one of Amorim’s top priorities.

Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, Shearer also waxed lyrical about Amad and his contributions to the victory over Sean Dyche’s men.

Shearer said, “Amad Diallo was absolutely outstanding on the right-hand side.”

“He was fantastic, player of the match, a constant threat. His work-rate, his attitude, his understanding of what his manager wants from him in that position is brilliant.”

“Everton got in so many good positions in the first 20 minutes but their final ball wasn’t there. Then once United got the first one Everton sort of caved in.”

“It was a good performance in the end from Manchester United. Other than the first 20 minutes they were very good.”

Shearer also had something to say about Rashford – a player he has strongly criticised in the past.

“What we’ve seen from him over the last few weeks, we’ve got to see that most weeks now. He got that goal against Ipswich and was good today. He needs to do it on a regular basis.”

Up next for United is a Wednesday clash against Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in North London.

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