One of the big success stories of Manchester United's season has been Diogo Dalot finally coming into his own under Erik ten Hag. Signed by Jose Mourinho, the Portuguese full-back never seemed to get a real chance under the manager which continued under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but he is now invaluable to the squad.
Mourinho said when he signed the right-back: “I don’t want to compare, especially not the number of titles. But he is probably the same age as Gary Neville when he came into the first team. Probably he can follow Neville in this dynamic of more than 10 years as United’s right-back, with amazing conditions to improve, because as I was saying he’s 19 years old.
“He has all the attributes that a full-back needs. Physicality, tactical intelligence and technical quality, combined with a Porto Academy mentality which prepares players for the maturity they need at the professional level.
