Amad Diallo chant: Lyrics, tune and story behind Man Utd’s song for their midfield beloved Ivorian

Amad Diallo has been a Manchester United player for longer than most people realise, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bringing him to Old Trafford back in January 2021.

After a string of loan spells, the Ivorian winger became a Man Utd first-team regular during the 2024/25 season, and almost instantly became a hit with the club's fans.

Amad's ability to front defenders up one-on-one naturally gets fans at Old Trafford excited, and he has even been blessed with his own Manchester United chant.

For more information on the Amad Diallo chant, including the tune, lyrics and story behind it, we have you covered below.

Amad Diallo chant lyrics and tune

The Amad Diallo chant is sung to the tune of ‘Push It' by Salt-N-Pepa – the same tune that Arsenal fans use for the Viktor Gyokeres chant. The lyrics for the Amad chant are as follows:

Plays for United,

He's from the Ivory Coast.

Better than Drogba,

And the Toure bros,

He's f***ing magic, and don't you f***ing know,

His name is Amad, Amad Diallo!

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Adam Diallo chant background

The Amad Diallo chant stems from Man Utd fans clearly feeling their winger/wing-back is deserving of one, but there is a sense that they can do better than this, which is perhaps why the chant is yet to fully take off at Old Trafford or in Man Utd away ends.

The chant's reference to Didier Drogba and the Toure brothers (Kolo and Yaya) isn't entirely random, as all the players mentioned played for the Ivory Coast back in the day, just like Amad does now. However, comparing a winger to a striker, a central midfielder and a centre-back is a little odd.

Another blunder in the chant is the fact that it refers to his name as ‘Amad Diallo'. The player himself has gone on record to say that he would prefer to be known simply as ‘Amad', hence why that is the name he used on the back of his shirts.

Man Utd fans singing the Amad Diallo chant

 

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Seasoned Manchester United fans will be the first to tell you that the level of their support has declined in recent years, with the new generation of fans supposedly ‘not getting' the club's traditions.

The use of this generic tune is perhaps an indication that these older fans may have a point. Still, Amad does deserve his own football chant, so this will have to do for now.