On the eve of his 100th competitive appearance for Manchester United, at Leeds, Amad Diallo sets out his goal and assist ambitions and opens up on his day-to-day life alongside Bruno Fernandes.
Sunday 18 October 2026, Elland Road. Although the line-up is not yet known, Amad Diallo is set to play his 100th competitive match in a Manchester United shirt, in the Premier League trip to Leeds United. Another milestone for the 24-year-old Ivorian right winger, who arrived in January 2021 from Atalanta Bergamo.
He spoke to the club’s official website, in comments relayed by LiveScore and Goal. He discusses his statistical targets and the influence of his captain, midfielder Bruno Fernandes, in a team managed by head coach Michael Carrick.
Numbers to push higher
The winger makes no secret of his ambitions for the current season. “This season, I want to score more goals and provide more assists. That’s an area I want to improve in,” he told the Red Devils’ official website. He adds that he wants to learn from the club’s other forwards.
Diallo names Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Šeško and Bryan Mbeumo among those whose goalscoring instincts he studies. “For them, it’s natural. I have to learn from them, and that’s what I’m doing this season,” he continues. It is work built on a concrete foundation: since his decisive goal in the 4-3 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final in March 2024, Manchester United’s number 16 has scored 15 further goals for the Mancunian club.
Bruno, the Italian connection
That progress also comes through his daily exchanges with Bruno Fernandes. Dante’s language serves as a bridge between the two men. “Bruno is the guy I like to talk to when I have a little problem or if I need advice from a player. When I need advice, I always go to Bruno, because he speaks Italian,” the Ivorian explains.
A relationship that matters in his English journey. “For me, it’s easy to ask him what he thinks, what advice he can give me, and I think the player who has helped me a lot here is Bruno,” Diallo said, in comments carried by LiveScore.
A very exclusive African circle
The match against Leeds should make Amad Diallo the fourth African player in history to pass the 100-appearance mark for the Red Devils, after Eric Bailly, Quinton Fortune and André Onana, according to TinTheThao. It is a milestone in a Manchester story that began in February 2021, with his first-team debut against Real Sociedad under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
According to Footballitarin, Michael Carrick confirmed that the Manchester squad were focused and ready ahead of the Elland Road clash. The match is scheduled for Sunday 18 October, and the line-up is not yet known.