Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick appreciates Amad's attitude and commitment to working hard on his game.
The boss introduced Benjamin Sesko into his line-up for the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, with Amad starting on the bench.
The Ivory Coast international produced an exciting cameo performance, that would have yielded a goal but for a stunning save from former Red Dean Henderson.
Carrick had no concerns with how the 23-year-old would respond and he will be in the frame to feature when we travel to Newcastle United for Wednesday's 20:15 GMT kick-off.
“Amad has been massive for us,”
the boss told journalists. “Massive for us. So it's not a major downside that he didn't start.
”He's a big player for us. That's our approach to it and the boys have been fantastic. I know it's ended up keeping consistency with the team but it doesn't mean we can't change things around or mean it's a big fall-out or someone has had a bad game so they're out of the team.
“It's not necessarily that at all. The boys have been really good and the flexibility and rotations means we can change things around that's great for us.”
Amad is likely to face a familiarly frosty reception from the Newcastle fans, due to his previous loan at their arch-rivals Sunderland, but has a goal to his name already against the Magpies and will be keen to help the Reds extend our unbeaten league run to 12 games.
“He's another one, Amad, who is such a dream to work with,”
added Carrick. “His attitude is so positive. He wants to learn, he wants to keep pushing.
”He asks for more - 'what can I do more?' or 'how can I improve?' He is desperate to do well and has been a huge part of the team.
“It will be the eye-catching bits sometimes, the bits we know he can bring, but, other times, it's his work off the ball, defending. It's huge to be able to do that for that kind of player. So he's got a lot of attributes, Amad, and the way he came on didn't surprise me. He's been so positive all week so it didn't surprise me.”