What Amad said about Michael Carrick after inheriting his shirt in 2021

The 23-year-old has worked hard to show that respect since, even if he didn’t get chance to make an appearance wearing it before Carrick departed our staff in December 2021.

After loan spells at Rangers and Sunderland – where he scored in a 2023 win over Michael’s Middlesbrough side – Amad has become a key member of the United squad, so much so that his return from representing the Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations was a significant storyline from Michael’s first session back on Wednesday.

The Ivorian started 16 of our 17 games across all competitions before international duty called, so it is a welcome sight to see him at our training base again, alongside Bryan Mbeumo who played for Cameroon at the mid-season tournament.