In statements to Sunday timesDiogo Dalot spoke about the moment he was injured, in 2018, and is still in Porto, however, Manchester United insisted on his appointment, at the request of Jose Mourinho, the team coach. Red Devils On the top.
“I will never forget what you did for me. Not many coaches want to sign a player who just had a serious injury. Jose Mourinho believed in me. He will be in my heart forever.”
The Portugal international, in the same interview, spoke about Erik Ten Hag’s first months in charge of Manchester United.
“I see this season as a transitional period for the club, the coach and the players. After a good pre-season, but two bad games in the official start of the season, we had to focus and realize that we will have a long season, different from what we are used to because of the World Cup, and we have to adapt.”
Diogo Dalot also spoke about the relationship between players and fans Red Devils: “We still have a lot to improve. As a team, in the relationship with the coach and even with the fans, which I think is getting better. But it’s just a mirror of what we’re doing on the field. If you give everything you have for the club… I think Manchester United fans see that. We want to be as close to them as possible. I think the relationship between the team and the fans is getting closer and improving. That’s what the club has made, this connection between everyone.”
The 23-year-old full-back has been at Old Trafford since 2018/2019, when he left FC Porto, midway through the tournament, on loan to AC Milan, in 2020/2021. This season, Diogo Dalot, who participates in the dressing room with Portuguese Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo, played 17 matches for the England national team, having scored a goal and provided assistance.
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