Nine great quotes from Amad's press conference

The Reds will travel to San Diego on Wednesday morning, for the game at the Snapdragon Stadium, and tickets are still available to purchase.

Erik ten Hag and his squad are still making use of our base in Los Angeles to prepare and the Ivorian spoke to members of the press after the latest session.

Read below for the best quotes, including Amad naming his best three United friends and his hopes for the future...

BETIS IS A GOOD TEST

“I think we're looking forward for the game tomorrow. We are excited to play against Real Betis, a team in La Liga, so I think the team is ready to play against them. The pre-season games we play to be ready for the season. So we take every game as a final and we need to be ready for tomorrow’s game. And I think what I see in training, everyone is focused and this is the most important thing.”

LOOKING FORWARD

“It was not easy for me to get that injury in pre-season last season. I was out for a long time, but the most important thing was to come back stronger and to help the team. I think at the end I was happy with my contribution and I forgot the past. And now I am thinking about the present.”

LET’S GET GOING

“I'm so motivated to start the season. I'm so excited. Yeah, I believe in the manager. Last season I know I didn't play a lot, but I think this season is going to be a good season for everyone and I'm so motivated to start the season.”

COMPETITION FOR PLACES

“Everyone wants to play. That's why in the training you need to put everything, you need to fight to start in the XI. So yeah, everyone wants to play. We have a good team, we have good players: Antony, Sancho, Rashford, Garnacho. Everyone is a good player. It’s the manager who can decide who will go on the pitch and who will go on the bench. But the most important thing, when you don't play, you need to be ready because you never know. You can decide the game when you are on the bench. So yeah, everyone is important in the team.”

I CAN PLAY ANYWHERE

“My first position was number 10. When I was in Atalanta, I was number 10 and after that they put me on right winger. But yeah I can play number 10, I can play right winger. I can play left winger. So I can play everywhere in the forward [line]. And yeah, I'm ready to play every single position in the forward [line].”

IN YOUTH WE TRUST

“The manager believes in young players. You bring Garnacho in two years ago. They give him a lot of game time and he brings Kobbie in last season. He gave him game time and this season I think he brings other players, young Academy players and I think the manager believes a lot in young players and this is the most important thing and I hope this season he is going to give me a lot of game time. But it's up to me to prove myself in training and to say I'm ready to start now with the team.”

KEY FRIENDSHIPS

“I think the relationship is natural because we are young, young players. I got a good relationship with everyone, with every player, but maybe with those guys, maybe because we are young and I’ve got a lot more relationship with them than the other players. But Rasmus is a good guy. He’s from Atalanta like me. So we’ve got a good relationship. Kobbie and Garna we are the same age and Kobbie is a beautiful guy, nice guy every time smiling. So yeah, I'm happy to be part of that team and to be a friend of those guys.”

FANS GIVE US ENERGY

“It's important to have the fans around the team and they give us energy, they give us vibes. So it's very important to have the fans to push everyone.”

HERE TO STAY

“I'm very happy here. I think everyone is happy with me because I smile with everyone. So good energy, why not stay here all my life?”