Manchester United's points-per-game list across the past three full seasons sees one player nobody would expect leading the away - even ahead of club captain Bruno Fernandes.

United have entered another period of uncertainty. Michael Carrick is heading towards the exit door at Old Trafford, six months into his two-year contract, after winning just one of his opening 10 Premier League games this season.

Mauricio Pochettino is the leading contender to replace him if Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada, and sporting director Jason Wilcox conclude that sacking Carrick is the best option. Pochettino is reportedly open to taking the job if he is offered it, and the Argentine will want to stamp his own authority and philosophy in the hot seat.

Amad Diallo tops Man United points-per-game stat for players with over 50 starts

Pochettino would become the 12th different manager the Red Devils have hired since Sir Alex Ferguson departed in 2013 and the fourth permanent boss since the start of the 2023/24 season.

Remarkably, of all the players to have made at least 50 starts across the last three full campaigns, Amad Diallo has the best points-per-game (1.78), according to data from mufcinfo.com.

The fleet-footed winger is only 0.04 ahead of Luke Shaw (54 starts) and Harry Maguire (56 starts) respectively, while arguably their most influential player in the post-Fergie era, Bruno Fernandes, has a PPG of 1.59 from 105 starts in the same period.

Amad established himself as a regular starter under Ruben Amorim before the Portuguese manager was sacked in January, and then continued to feature prominently under Carrick last term, but has seen his form decline rapidly form then and into this season.

The 24-year-old registered just one goal involvement in the Premier League from Carrick's first game in charge against Manchester City in January to the final game of the campaign - a 3-0 victory away at Brighton & Hove Albion.

After returning from injury in October's 1-1 draw with Tottenham, the Ivory Coast international has since started every game in the top flight, though his only goal involvement was an assist in their 4-1 defeat to Como in the Champions League.

Bryan Mbuemo scores most points-per-game for Man United

Though Amad Diallo has the most points-per-game for any United player with over 50 starts, the current top-scoring player in the squad with over ten starts (i.e. a useable sample size) is Bryan Mbuemo.

The Cameroon striker has a points-per-game score of 2.06, leading the way for Manchester United since he joined at the start of last season.

Who Man United's worst points-per-game players are

While Amad sits at the top for PPG, Kobbie Mainoo surprisingly has the worst of all players (1.54) to feature in each of the last four seasons, having made 59 starts during that period.

As for out-of-favour striker Joshua Zirkzee and injured midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who both arrived at Old Trafford in 2024, they have the worst PPG of any player to make at least 10 starts. Ugarte's 0.93 and Zirkzee's 0.95 are marginally worse than goalkeeper Altay Bayindir (1.00).

Amad Diallo's emphatic Man United message

Some Man United players have been slammed for their mentality during an incredibly difficult period, but no one can question Amad for his, as he continues to "give everything" for the club.

“I want to leave a mark here, in Manchester, so that people say: 'We had this guy, he was incredible,'" the exciting winger said last month.

"I don't want to leave this club one day and hear people say: 'He didn't do enough... He had the talent, but he didn't do enough.'

"I want to give everything I have, because I have the privilege of playing for Man United.

"I want to seize this opportunity and bring something to the club. It's something that's close to my heart and I want to make it happen.

"One day, if I leave this club, I want people to speak well of me.”

Amad still has a long way to go before he can be regarded as an icon or a legend at Old Trafford, and while it's tough for him to reach those heights, he is determined to do everything in his power to make it happen.