Craig Hope wowed by Sunderland’s Diallo

Sunderland loanee Amad Diallo has left journalist Craig Hope critically impressed following his show on Sunday within the victory over Middlesbrough.

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Tony Mowbray’s facet earned themselves three large factors on the weekend of their bid to land a spot within the play-off spots of the Championship desk.

The Black Cats had been going through an area derby in opposition to one of many league’s in-form sides as Michael Carrick’s Boro arrived on the Stadium of Mild on the again of a four-consecutive league wins.

Nevertheless, Mowbray’s males cruised to 3 factors with the on-loan Manchester United star, Diallo, sealing the victory with the second objective of the afternoon.

And having reported from the stands, Hope took to his YouTube channel after the match to wax lyrical concerning the 20-year-old expertise:

(1:10) “On the time [last summer], talking to individuals round him he wasn’t actually seen, I don’t assume, as a Manchester United participant for the longer term. Now, I’ve modified my opinion on that primarily based on what I’ve seen in little flashes this season after which right now, over 90 minutes.”

“You already know aptitude, journey, he doesn’t need to assume twice about his first contact or his second contact all of it appears to come back so pure to him and yeah, I used to be massively impressed.”

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These feedback will come as no shock to Sunderland followers who’ve watched Diallo frequently this season with the Ivorian shining since his transfer to Wearside.

Stress has been on the shoulders of the teenager since his big-money transfer to Outdated Trafford again in 2021 which is not going to have been helped by his latest transfer to Rangers final season.

Taking part in his soccer up in Scotland, the winger was solely capable of return Giovanni van Bronckhorst with three objectives from his 13 appearances throughout all competitions (via Transfermarkt).

Is Diallo too good for the Championship?

Nevertheless, Diallo has been capable of return to the form proven over in Italy since touchdown on Wearside with a formidable return of seven goals and an assist in his 21 video games within the second tier.

This has the 20-year-old as Sunderland’s joint second-highest scorer this season alongside the striker Ellis Simms and can certainly present followers with some hope following Simms’ return again to Everton.

Though the teenager’s success at Sunderland is sweet information for Mowbray’s males of their struggle for promotion again to the Premier League.

It should, naturally, not be doing their possibilities of probably making his deal everlasting past the top of this season.

Hopes alluded to not believing Diallo would have a future at Outdated Trafford and that would definitely nonetheless be the case with the likes of Alejandro Garnacho coming by the ranks alongside some huge names at Erik ten Hag’s disposal.

However the kind he has proven already this season may nicely have Diallo set to make a return to the Premier League in some capability if he’s to copy his output in entrance of objective within the remaining video games.

So it does really feel as if the Black Cats could must clinch promotion if they’re to carry any hopes of seeing Diallo again on Wearside subsequent season.