Diogo Dalot has explained how the 'good dynamic' between Manchester United's attacking players is helping the team to score goals after two successive victories.
Erik ten Hag's side will be keen to build on Saturday's hard-fought 1-0 win over Southampton when they face Leicester tonight (Thursday). Bruno Fernandes bagged the only goal of the game against the Saints, as United followed up their 2-1 win over Liverpool with another three points.
While the triumph over Southampton required United to dig in deep and take the game by the scruff of the neck, the win against Jurgen Klopp's side came as a result of an outstanding showing from Ten Hag's men, with free-flowing football on display throughout the night.
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Jadon Sancho opened the scoring for United against Liverpool before Marcus Rashford doubled the home side's lead. With Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, United's attacking players demonstrated their quality.
United also look much more settled in defence, and Dalot — who registered his first assist of the campaign at St Mary’s on Saturday —was keen to praise the forward players for their movement.
"I always say that behind a good assist it’s always good movement behind it as well. I think Rashy [Marcus Rashford] does the movement to the first post to attract the player that brings Bruno free," Dalot told United's club media team.
"Jadon [Sancho] came inside, and then came again to give me the ball, so it’s always a good dynamic between each other and a team goal, I think, is the description of that goal. I mean, I have that ability [to create and assist] so I will try to give more and to give that part to the team but I think it will come naturally.
"It’s something that I’m not completely obsessed with but it’s in my head and then I think I have the ability to do it and I put myself in that high standard to give that to the team. It went well last game and hopefully it will for the upcoming games as well."
Dalot went on to suggest that keeping clean sheets and preventing the opposition from finding the back of the net is like scoring a goal for United’s defenders.
The 23-year-old — along with Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez and Tyrell Malacia — has been part of a much-improved defence, with the right-back admitting that he takes pleasure in stopping attackers.
"I think it’s something that comes naturally from each other, from every player," Dalot added. "Us defenders, we don’t score goals too often, so these are our little goals during the 90 minutes, every time we stop the opponents coming into our goal and our box. I think this is the way it should be.
"This is the goal for us so we will celebrate and I think it’s something that came completely naturally from us.
"I hope it continues so we can give support to each other and I think it’s a good way to do it."
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