Amad Diallo took time and shaded Arsenal after Man United came out with an unlikely victory at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday in the Premier League, MySportDab reports.
The Ivorian posted a sarcastic tweet on X (formerly Twitter), mocking the Gunners for relying heavily on corner kicks for their goals.
“Your only hope is corner,” he wrote retweeting an Arsenal fan’s earlier tweet that Arsenal will beat United in the match.
Arsenal went into the lead in the game via a scrambled goal that saw Lisandro Martinez mistakenly got the ball back in his net.
Their second goal came via a scrambled corner kick and they have been renowned for relying mostly on set pieces for their goals.
To put it in the proper context, the Premier League title hopefuls have scored 42 EPL goals this season and 26 of which have been via set-pieces – the most in Europe’s top five leagues.
Moreover, recent statistics shows most have their frontline attackers have been struggling in front of goals.
Per Sky Sports, all Viktor Gyokeres’ goals in the last 11 matches have been via penalties. Bukayo Saka has yet to find the net in his last 13 matches in all competitions – the same as Gabriel Martinelli.
This underwhelming stats was laid bare on Sunday as the Londoners failed to find the net from open play against United.
Amad took stock and made a sarcasm of these poor stats with his tweet as his side came out winners at the Emirates.
He played for 88 minutes in the match and was crucial in the right wing, constantly dragging Arsenal’s wing backs to the scaffold.
The Ivorian has already been tipped to play a key role in Michael Carrick’s United setup having racked up a near-maximum 178 minutes in his two matches under Carrick.
Initially, it was thought he may have to struggle for a starting role with Bryan Mbeumo, whose traditional place is on the right, but that is not the case.
Carrick has moved Mbeumo to the central attacking role and retain the Ivorian on the right. He will hope to maintain his elite-level performances as United continues their fairy tale rise under Carrick.
