In Manchester United’s 3-2 friendly loss to Borussia Dortmund, Diogo Dalot excels for the Red Devils
Despite the fact that the Red Devils’ preseason tour of the United States ended in defeat, manager Erik ten Hag was able to draw some positives from the experience.
Before Aaron Wan-Bissaka was reinstated to the starting lineup, Dalot did a fantastic job up until the hour mark.
The Portuguese scored the first goal with a lovely looping shot from the edge of the area.
In addition, he made 31 of 34 passes with a 91% accuracy rate.
In addition to winning four duels and two tackles, he also made three long balls for United.
Dalot approaches Ten Hag to ask for a spot to begin.
Wan-Bissaka was Ten Hag’s starting right-back for the majority of the preseason, but he opted to rotate yesterday night. Dalot capitalized on his moment with a strong performance
In the 61st minute, he was replaced by Wan-Bissaka, but the 25-year-old performed poorly. He did not compete in any duel and was solely responsible for Dortmund’s victory.
With a sloppy ball in the final third, the Crystal Palace graduate sent control straight to Marco Reus, and it cost Dortmund as Youssoufa Moukoko made it 3-2.
On Saturday, Manchester United will play RC Lens at Old Trafford. They play Athletic Bilbao 24 hours later in Dublin. Ten Hag, in our opinion, should select his best XI for the home game.
After his outstanding performance against Dortmund, Dalot should be a strong contender to start ahead of Wan-Bissaka.
After seeing his playing time dramatically reduced during the second half of the previous season, the Portuguese star has a point to prove at the Red Devils.
