Manchester United right-back Diogo Dalot believes his career has been on an upward trajectory over the last 12 months after becoming a more regular fixture at Old Trafford.
Following Ralf Rangnick's appointment as interim manager back in November, the Portuguese defender has racked up 14 appearances in all competitions, regularly competing with Aaron Wan-Bissaka for the right-back berth. By comparison, he had featured just seven times under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and once under Michael Carrick prior to Rangnick's arrival earlier this season.
Celebrating his 23rd birthday today [Friday], Dalot has been rewarded for his recent showings by being named in the Portugal squad for their upcoming World Cup play-off with Turkey next week. Should they win that game, Portugal will be just one game away from the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
