Man Utd wonderkid suffers DEVASTATING injury blow

Jacque Talbot

• 23 Jul 2023 21:45 BST
• 3 min read

Manchester United youngster Amad Diallo has suffered a huge blow, picking up an injury during the club’s pre-season win over Arsenal at in New Jersey.

In the friendly match, the former Sunderland loanee was only on the pitch for 15 minutes against the Gunners before he went down holding his ankle.

Diallo started against both Leeds and Lyon respectively, but picked up an injury in the club’s third game, against Arsenal.

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After he was taken off by Facundo Pellistri, he was taken off to receive treatment in the stadium’s medical centre. Subsequent images showed the player on crutches and with a strap on his ankle.

Diallo was a standout performer for the Black Cats last season - the Ivorian scored 13 times in 37 league appearances.

Erik ten Hag’s youngsters

United's pre-season schedule gives little time for breath, with three more games to play before the end of July and two others on consecutive days in early August. The relentless nature of it means there will be plenty of chances for young players to impress, but it is now unclear how much of a further part Amad will be able to play given the apparent nature of his injury.

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Man Utd have been making use of some of their youngsters on tour. Kobbie Mainoo put in another impressive performance. Erik ten Hag spoke highly about his displays but conceded that a chance of landing a place in the first team will be tough.

"[Mainoo] is playing with confidence, and I really like his performance," Ten Hag told club media.

"There are more youngsters with us now and they're all doing very good. But I don't want to rise expectations too high. We have to see. The Premier League is tough but, definitely, you can see we have some really good young players who can play a role in the squad. But the bar is high."