Manchester United right-back Diogo Dalot failed to impress as the Red Devils scraped a 2-1 win against Villarreal last night.
The Portuguese international was turned inside and out by winger Arnaut Danjuma, and supporters on Twitter felt he didn’t take his chance to stake his claim for a regular first team place:
Dalot got sent to the shops too many times
— Amamm (@xgoatedx28) September 30, 2021
Not gonna lie he wasn’t good yesterday
— Ruta (@RutaUTD) September 30, 2021
Danjuma sent you to nandos dalot put it right next game my game please, cheers
— Nat🏴🇯🇲🔴🔰 (@nat90HJ) September 30, 2021
You did everything but what you were supposed to do
— Matthew (@TonyyyMartial) September 30, 2021
He was sleeping everytime on the counter attack
— Man City hate acc (@ManCityhateacc) September 30, 2021
I remember when our fans said we didn’t need Trippier because we have dalot who is better 😭
— ⚽ 🔴 (@clinicalbruno18) September 30, 2021
@DalotDiogo were full of holes last night. He couldn’t stop a snail even if he tried.
— Don Liew (@donliew7) September 30, 2021
Finally the delusional fans screaming Dalot is better than AWB can finally rest
— Trijay (@Dayveed111) September 30, 2021
There have been some fans that have suggested Dalot should be selected ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka but, on the evidence of last night’s game, you have to say there is no merit in that argument.
You can sympathise with the 22-year-old somewhat as he wasn’t given any help by Mason Greenwood. However, on the whole, his defending left a lot to be desired.
With Wan-Bissaka having had his suspension extended to two matches, Dalot will likely start the next Champions League match against Atalanta next month but he isn’t expected to play against either Everton or Leicester before then.