What is this proof in a number theory video?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP09Dw5D8nY

Here at precisely 31:00, he puts up a second claim, where $|A_d| \leq \phi(n)$where $A_d$ $=$ {$1 \leq a \leq p-1 | ord_p(a) = d$}, $d|p-1$ and $p$ is prime. (I understood the first one)

His proof is something which I am not able to understand, and I think he messed up somewhere.

His Claim:

Claim: If $A_d$ is not empty.

$|A_d| \leq \phi(n)$ for $A_d$ $=$ {$1 \leq a \leq p-1 | ord_p(a) = d$}, $d|p-1$ and $p$ is prime.

His Proof:

Take $f(x) \equiv x^d-1 \pmod{p}$ and $f(x) \equiv x^m-1 \pmod{p}$ where $m|d$.

He says that $A_d$ is the solutions of $g(x)$ removed from $f(x)$ which is understandable for $d$ being order.

Now he says that it will be $\phi(n)$ by defination.

This I don't understand, the words which he used to explain this statement are not clear to me, if you refer to the video you can understand what he is trying to say.

Question: What is he trying to do here?