African players in Europe: Diallo delivers for Red Devils
There were cup winners, vital assists and no shortage of high-quality goals from Africa’s overseas contingent in the best leagues in Europe this past weekend.
We round up the best of the performers.
AMAD DIALLO (MANCHESTER UNITED & IVORY COAST)
Diallo had a moment in Manchester United’s epic 4-3 FA Cup quarterfinal victory over Liverpool that perhaps summed up his topsy-turvy stay at Old Trafford.
The 21-year-old Ivory Coast international has had a difficult time since moving to United from Atalanta in Italy in 2020, failing to win a regular place and having loans out to Glasgow Rangers and Sunderland.
However, he came off the bench to score a superb winner right at the end of extra-time, drilling a low shot into the far corner of the net following a lightning United break. It was his best moment in a United shirt, but then he ruined it slightly by taking off his jersey in celebration, earning himself a second yellow card and ultimately the first red card of his career. Still, he will hope that when he can play again, this is the start of better days at the club.
MOHAMED SALAH (LIVERPOOL & EGYPT)
Salah had put Liverpool ahead in the game with a goal just before halftime as they took a 2-1 lead into the break. He reacted quickest when United’s Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana could only parry a shot and fired into the back of the net with typical precision.
While he was on the pitch Liverpool looked in complete control of the tie, but once he went off on 77 minutes, and his threat was gone, United could get back into the game. Salah took his tally of goals this season to 21 in all competitions.
RAYAN AIT-NOURI (WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS & ALGERIA)
Ait-Nouri has really come into his own this season at Wolves and is having a purple
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