straight to your inbox every day for free Joe Hugill insists he let Amad take a penalty on his Manchester United debut because he wanted to welcome him to the club in style.
The 18-year-old winger officially joined United last month following an agreement with Atalanta and made his first appearance for the club in a 6-3 win over Liverpool's U23s.
Striker Hugill netted four goals in the match, with Amad scoring the other two. Amad's second goal was an audacious Panenka penalty, a moment of sheer confidence from the teenage winger but one which bemused first-team manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.When the United manager was asked about Amad's debut, he also praised Hugill's performance but questioned why the 17-year-old, as a striker, let someone.
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