Amad scored twice in a man-of-the-match performance to put some much-needed excitement back into Manchester United's season against PAOK. United struggled to fashion much against the Greek champions in the first half as Amad saw a strong shout for a penalty rejected by VAR. But the young winger broke the deadlock five minutes into the second half when he looped home a header from Bruno Fernandes' deep cross.
Tarik Tissoudali spurned a golden opportunity for PAOK to equalise when he fired a tame shot into the gloves of Andre Onana after being found in the penalty area. Just as things were beginning to grow nervy inside Old Trafford, Amad struck again, stealing back possession before curling into the far corner from the edge of the area. After three straight draws, United have finally secured a win in the Europa League to get their campaign back on track by beating a side who have just one point in the Europa League this season and have won just six of their 10 games in the Greek top flight.
They are up to the dizzy heights of 15th in the Europa League table. Ruud van Nistelrooy has one final game as interim manager this weekend against Leicester before handing over the reins to Ruben Amorim. Here are the talking points.
1. Familiar story Manchester United's front line are full of promise, but they simply aren't delivering. Alejandro Garnacho (20) and Rasmus Hojlund (21) are far from the finished article - and they showed again why they should not be starting week after week fo.
