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Amad Diallo truly announced himself at Man United by scoring against Milan... now with Solskjaer's strike force decimated by injury, can he nail down a regular place and make a similar impact to Marcus Rashford five years ago?

Daily Mail | March 12, 2021

Related Topics: Marcus Rashford, Amad Diallo, A.C. Milan, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Manchester United F.C., Eric Bailly, Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial, UEFA Europa League

It's hard to avoid the parallels between Marcus Rashford's Manchester United breakthrough and the opportunity that suddenly presents itself to Amad Diallo.

Back in 2016, 18-year-old Rashford was thrust into United's side for a Europa League tie with Midtjylland when Anthony Martial damaged his hamstring in the warm-up.

Amid a striker injury crisis, Louis van Gaal turned to Rashford - so unknown his name wasn't on the match programme squad lists - and the teenager seized his chance with two goals on the night.

Amad Diallo scored his first goal for Manchester United in Thursday night's draw with Milan
It was well-taken, with Diallo twisting his body to flick Bruno Fernandes' ball over the keeper
Diallo's breakthrough goal comes at a good time for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer amid an injury crisis

Three days later, with Martial and Wayne Rooney out, Van Gaal started Rashford in the Premier League against a title-chasing Arsenal team.

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