Amad is the silver lining in a dysfunctional Man United side

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MANCHESTER, England -- Ruben Amorim has inherited a mess at Manchester United. But amid the rubble at Old Trafford, the manager found Amad Diallo and at least for now, that's enough to keep him, and United, going.

For much of the game against Southampton -- enduring the worst-ever start to a Premier League campaign -- it was the visitors who were the better team. They were a goal up at half-time and it could have been more. But just as they got within sight of a first top-flight away win since February 2023, Amad produced a 12-minute hat trick to pull his team back from the brink and win 3-1.

At the final whistle, the moans and groans that had filled Old…