Amad Diallo has hailed the togetherness of the Manchester United squad under Michael Carrick, painting a bleak picture of life under Ruben Amorim.
The Ivory Coast international was one of the few Red Devils players who seemed to shine at times under Amorim, but ultimately his stint in charge was a very poor spell in the club’s history.
The Portuguese coach was dismissed in January and that has proved to be a good move from the Old Trafford hierarchy.
Carrick has stepped in as interim boss and the results have been vastly improved, with Manchester United returning to the Champions League next season.
Whether the former England midfielder will get the job permanently is yet to be announced, but Amad says the atmosphere in the dressing room is fantastic under Carrick and his staff.
Certainly a lot better than it was under the previous regime when he suggests that every mistake from a player caused an issue.
‘I think the biggest change maybe is because the team is now more impactful,’ Amad told Sky Sports. ‘Like in the dressing room, we are really together.
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‘Every mistake is not a problem, your mistake is my mistake, so we are a team that doesn’t care if you do a mistake, you go again, so we go forward, we want to win as a team.
‘That’s something that changed the team, and I think it’s also because of Michael Carrick and his staff — don’t forget also Trav [coach Travis Binnion] and the other staff.
‘They are really important for the team, and they bring that kind of energy to the team, and that is very important.’
It would be very unlikely for current players to do anything but praise their manager, but it does seem that Carrick has the support of the squad to remain in his role next season.
‘Honestly, it’s not the player who decides who is going to stay here next season, but what I can say [is] everyone is happy to have him as manager,’ said the 23-year-old. ‘Everyone is with him.
‘He’s that manager who has a good relationship with every player, so we are really happy to have him as manager and, yeah, we will be happy if we have him next season as manager.’
After scoring the winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Liverpool on Sunday, Kobbie Mainoo said the players could not be any more firmly behind the interim manager.
‘He’s [Carrick] played a huge part,’ the midfielder said of the Red Devils’ ressurgence. ‘The confidence in not just me but all the players.
‘You want to follow him and fight for him and die for him on the pitch. That’s what we showed today.’
Manchester United have little to play for in their remaining three games, but can cement at least third place when they go to Sunderland on Saturday.
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