Manchester United youngster Amad scored the first goal of his Sunderland loan spell on Saturday, handing them the lead in their 4-2 defeat by Burnley at the Stadium of Light.
Awarded a rare start, the Ivorian swept Tony Mowbray's side into a 16th-minute lead against the Clarets, finishing nicely from inside the penalty area. Dan Neil doubled the home side's lead four minutes later, but Burnley staged an impressive second-half fightback to claim all three points.
Nevertheless, it was a step in the right direction for Amad, who had recently been encouraged to take more risks in the final third by Mowbray. He will now be hoping that his goal against Vincent Kompany's side is the catalyst for more of the same to come, following a fairly slow start to life at the Championship club.
