Amad Diallo heaps praise on Man United’s mentality in crunch derby victory over Man City | OneFootball

Manchester United’s Amad Diallo has heaped praise on the attitude of his victorious team during the Manchester derby.

The Red Devils turned the game on its head in the last two minutes of normal time in a well-deserved 2-1 victory at the Etihad.

The obvious hero of the day was Amad Diallo who won the penalty that Bruno Fernandes converted and scored the late winner with an incredibly well-taken strike.

The Ivorian has really taken to Ruben Amorim’s system as a wing back or a number 10 and he played another vital role for the Red Devils today.

Speaking to MUTV after the match he claimed, “I’m feeling very good, very nice. Winning against City, a derby like this, away against them who are one of the best teams in the world, you can have only good feeling. I’m so happy.”

The 22 year old was complimentary of the calibre of the opposition but echoed his manager’s sentiments by suggesting the team from the red side of Manchester simply wanted it more.

“Today, we knew it was not easy, but this is a derby, if you want to win you have to be angrier than them and we showed that. We were angry and we are happy to win the game.”

One of the most impressive aspects of Amad’s play is his workrate off the ball and it was his selfless running for the team that allowed him to take advantage of Kyle Walker’s error and win a crucial penalty.

“I am following the manager’s system. He’s demanding a lot of pressing and when I have to press, I go 100 per cent and I don’t care who is there, who is not there.”

The Ivorian claimed that he was happy to win the penalty and whilst he did think about shooting, he was glad he decided to pull the ball back to draw the foul from Matheus Nunes.

Commenting on his goal and his team’s winning effort he said, “we know Licha [Lisandro Martinez] is a good player to give you this ball. In the beginning, I didn’t believe in the ball because it was going too quick, but I touched the ball and I score.”

“I was so happy to score against City and so happy to win this game. I want to enjoy this moment today and then let’s focus for the next game.”

Whilst admitting he thoroughly enjoyed the goal, he claimed he would have preferred to have scored it at Old Trafford in front of a full house like he did versus Liverpool in the FA Cup in March.

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