Michael Carrick's telling Amad comments, cryptic transfer hint, boss who thinks he's 'genius'

Question marks have been raised over Amad's future at Manchester United following the winger's cryptic post on social media in the week

Amad has emerged as a key player at Manchester United amid testing times. The 23-year-old has been one of the club's most dependable and versatile performers under various managers.

The talented attacker was shunted to right wing-back by previous head coach Ruben Amorim and performed admirably. Since Amorim's sacking and Michael Carrick's arrival as interim boss, he has been pushed into his more favoured attacking role on the right flank.

But after starting the first six games under Carrick, Amad found himself on the bench for Sunday's win over Crystal Palace and Wednesday's defeat to 10-man Newcastle. Despite how highly he is regarded at Old Trafford, there are suggestions that Amad may be pondering his future.

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'Dream to work with'

Carrick went out of his way to praise Amad after dropping him for the Palace game. Explaining his decision to leave him out for match-winner Benjamin Sesko, he said: "It's not as if from week to week that all of a sudden we're really a fan of certain players and then the next week you're on the bench, and we don’t like you anymore.

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"It's a little bit on certain games, certain types, certain strengths. Amad has been massive for us. It's not a major downside that he didn’t start. He’s a big player for us. I think that's our approach to it, and the boys have been fantastic."

On Amad, Carrick added: "He's such a dream to work with. His attitude, he's so positive, he wants to learn, he wants to keep pushing. He asks for more, 'What can I do more? How can I improve?' He's desperate to do well, and he's been a huge part of the team."

Transfer warning

Between the Palace and Newcastle games, Amad took to social media to post an intriguing message that has been interpreted by some as a transfer wish.

With an image of himself celebrating in a United kit on his Snapchat profile, he wrote: "What is meant to grow does not stay in the same place forever." The post could also be construed as meaning he was saying a player cannot always start or play in the same position.

'Wasting talent'

Amorim's decision to deploy the attack-minded Amad as a wing-back was panned earlier this season. The decision was influenced by the arrival of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford, but still left many perplexed, including former West Brom, Middlesbrough and Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray.

Speaking on No Tippy Tappy Football, the 61-year-old said: "Why would you be so stuck on one system and trying to force Amad as a right wing-back?

"Amad, who's a brilliant footballer, Man United class, I would suggest. I speak to [former United defender] Gary Pallister a lot about this. Amad, he's a genius.

"The ball's stuck to his left foot. He is a brilliant football player and a brilliant human being. And you're playing him at right wing-back just to fit into your system?"

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