Premier League: Amad Diallo scores late 12-minute hat trick to rescue Manchester United in 3-1 win over Southampton

Amad Diallo of Manchester United celebrates with followers following the groups victory within the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Southampton FC at Previous Trafford on January 16, 2025
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Amad Diallo retains arising with large late objectives for Manchester United. There have been three of them Thursday (January 16, 2025) in a outstanding 12-minute flurry that rescued United from an embarrassing loss to the Premier League’s worst staff.

Diallo, a 22-year-old winger from the Ivory Coast, scored a hat trick from the 82nd minute to earn United a 3-1 victory over last-place Southampton — simply when it appeared like his staff was heading for a fourth straight residence loss for the primary time because the Thirties.

“In soccer you need to consider. We believed till the top,” stated Diallo, who signed a brand new five-year contract with United final week as a reward for changing into considered one of its most vital gamers.

That is as a result of Diallo is proving a person for the massive event. Two weeks in the past, he scored an Eightieth-minute equalizer at Anfield to safe a 2-2 draw towards Liverpool; a month in the past, he scored a Ninetieth-minute winner at Manchester Metropolis; and who might overlook his winner in stoppage time of additional time as United ousted Liverpool within the FA Cup quarterfinals.

Now he’s a mainstay of the staff, even trusted by supervisor Ruben Amorim to play the demanding place of proper wing again. By the top of the sport towards Southampton, Diallo was enjoying like a ahead and he equalized within the 82nd minute, scoring on the second try after his preliminary shot was blocked.

Diallo put United forward within the Ninetieth minute when he ran onto Christian Eriksen’s chip over the protection and volleyed residence, and added a 3rd aim within the fourth minute of stoppage time after dispossessing a Southampton defender in entrance of an empty aim.

“I’m able to play each place — I’m able to play as a wing-back, No. 10, the place the supervisor likes to place me,” stated Diallo, the second-youngest scorer of a Premier League hat trick for United, after Wayne Rooney. “I’m able to struggle for this membership.”

Amorim stated “good issues are going to occur” for the Ivory Coast worldwide if he continues to coach properly.

“He’s in an amazing second and he’s having an excellent season,” Amorim stated.

The victory continued an uptick for the fallen English large, which beat Arsenal in a penalty shootout within the FA Cup on Sunday and was spectacular in a 2-2 draw at first-place Liverpool in United’s earlier league recreation.

United climbed to twelfth place within the league however was largely poor towards Southampton, which took the lead because of an own-goal by Manuel Ugarte within the forty third minute.

Southampton stayed on simply six factors for the season and appears a near-certainty for relegation. The staff is 10 factors from security.

Ipswich drops into relegation zone

The three relegation locations are actually crammed by the groups promoted final season after Ipswich misplaced at residence to Brighton 2-0.

Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter scored second-half objectives for Brighton, which climbed to ninth place.

Ipswich dropped beneath Wolverhampton into third-to-last place and is simply forward of Leicester and Southampton.