Five-year anniversary of Amad signing for Man Utd

The following August, another loan switch ensured Amad would become ready to return and play Premier League football. His season in the Championship with Sunderland provided an environment where he flourished. 

Loved by the supporters at a club he describes as “beautiful”, the shrewd deal allowed him the platform to showcase all of his talents and become totally accustomed to English football.

A knee injury at the start of the next term appeared to only delay the inevitable as he finally made another long-awaited breakthrough in the final game of 2023, replacing Antony in the 54th minute of a 2-1 defeat away to Nottingham Forest.

He managed only 10 minutes, against Fulham, across the next 11 league matches but there was a moment that will forever etch his name into the club’s history, in a dramatic Emirates FA Cup tie win over Liverpool. Breaking to latch onto Alejandro Garnacho’s pass to score at the end of extra time earned lasting adulation from the club’s entire fanbase.

“This moment is the best goal, most important goal right now in my career because of the feeling of the game,” he recounted. “The atmosphere on the pitch, the team, we were playing against Liverpool. So, scoring that goal in the last minute meant a lot for me and we won the FA Cup at the end, so it was unbelievable.

“I was so happy to score, but firstly I was happy for my team-mates because we weren’t in a good position at that moment.”