Manchester United Enthusiastic Mamad | Israel today

His full name is Amad Diallo, only 18 years old, but after scoring yesterday against AC Milan in the Europa League, the Red Devils are happy

• Dialo.

  Already squeezing comparisons to Cristiano Ronaldo

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  AFP

Following the relegation from the Champions League, Manchester United have set themselves a goal - to go all the way in the Europa League and return the trophy they last won in 2017.

In their first mission, in the big 32 stage of the factory, they swept Real Sociedad with surprising ease and reached a very optimistic final, a meeting with AC Milan.

Yesterday, at the end of the first game, the result for the Red Devils was disappointing - only a 1-1 draw at home, in which they absorbed the equalizer within the extra time of the game.

However, Ola Gunnar Solskjaer knew how to see the positive part, answering to the name of Amad Diallo, the 18-year-old acquisition who arrived in the last transfer window for £ 37 million.

Diallo made his Europa League debut yesterday, coming on at the start of the second half to replace the injured Anthony Martial.

It took the youngster less than five minutes to prove that the Norwegian manager made the right choice, when Bruno Fernandez's cooking turned into a debut goal, an advantage goal.

He surprised everyone when he celebrated in a restrained manner, but from that moment on he subdued Gigi Donaroma with a clever kick back, the compliments abounded and the enthusiasm from him erupted everywhere.

"We have already seen big promises in such sums, but Amad's performance against AC Milan looks promising and he looks like the next big thing," the Manchester Evening News reported.

The former England international, and now a prominent commentator, Gary Lineker, tweeted enthusiastically: "This is definitely a good start for Amad Diallo." 

He was also joined by former Celtic manager Neil Lennon, who wrote: "The execution, the timing, the vigilance for the position of Donaroma and the touch with the head - it was a classic goal. It seems, maybe he will have a career like that of Cristiano Ronaldo."