The teenager's proposed loan move to Feyenoord was called off after he suffered a thigh problem, and now he must find a way to impress at Old Trafford

It has been a difficult few months for Amad Diallo.

Had things gone to plan for the Manchester United teenager, right now he would have been proving a point on loan at Feyenoord, using the Eredivisie to gain experience of playing senior football at a decent level.

Instead, the 19-year-old remains in Manchester, and having spent the past six weeks recovering from injury, will be watching on when United take on his former club, Atalanta, on Wednesday.

Had Amad stayed in Bergamo rather than moving to Old Trafford, there is a strong possibility that he would have been starting at the Theatre of Dreams on a Champions League night this week.

But despite arriving for an eye-catching £37 million ($51m) in January, he has made just two starts for the Red Devils.

So should that be cause for concern?

When the winger first joined up with the United squad, the hype was on a level rarely seen for a player who had just over an hour of first-team football under their belt.

Given Amad's age and transfer fee, that was to be expected, and when the  NXGN  2021  star   scored twice on his Under-23s debut against Liverpool, some fans demanded he be sent down to Arsenal immediately to play for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side later that day.