Thierry Henry and Diallo's finishing at Etihad (©Getty images/Gallo images)
Thierry Henry and Diallo's finishing at Etihad (©Getty images/Gallo images)

Henry reveals crucial detail about Diallo's finishing against Man City (VIDEO)

Reading Time: 2min | Tue. 17.12.24. | 14:55

Legendary striker spotted a thing nobody else did when analysing the winning goal in the Manchester derby

Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry spotted a specific detail that hasn't attracted the attention of others regarding that Amad Diallo's winner against Manchester City at Etihad.

Henry - currently working as a pundit on Monday Night Football - dissected Amad's crucial goal, focusing on how the 22-year-old stopped looking at the ball as it came over his shoulder.

He explained how the youngster looked at where the ball was going to bounce, saying: "That's the only way he can get it."

Henry's colleague and another ex-football star, Jamie Carragher, also praised Amad, hailing his skill for the goal in glowing praise.

"This is one of the best pieces of skill you'll probably see this season," he added. "The pressure moment, last minute of a derby. Absolutely sensational."

The praise of Amad Diallo continued by another footballer-turned-pundit, Gary Neville.

"For Manchester United winning, it was just one man," he said on The Gary Neville Podcast.

"There were a couple of other decent performers - I thought actually Maguire, Martinez and De Ligt did quite well as a back three, they were quite solid - but there was nothing else in front of them other than Amad Diallo.

"I called it in the first half and he was the player we featured before the game; he's the only player who is playing with anything like the freedom and energy, enthusiasm, tenacity and belief that represents what you would expect in a Premier League footballer playing for the club.

"The rest of them really are struggling confidence-wise and quality-wise. The club is struggling on and off the pitch at this moment in time. A lof of people hide behind the excuses... but he still plays football like he's a kid."




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