Diogo Dalot has spoken about the high standards that Ruben Amorim expects from Manchester United players. With the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony making or having made exits, with reports of off field issues, Dalot has reiterated the manager’s stance that if you can’t meet the standard, you can’t stay at the club.
I think he’s really good as a manager of trying to [get] the best out of you. He’s very clear in his messages that you want to be a part of the team or you cannot be here. If you want to be in Manchester United, you need to match some standards. If you’re not able to match it, it’s not a place for you. The message is really clear.
The message was that if you started the pre-season, it’s because he believes that we are the group that needs to come. Obviously, we had players coming in, which is always amazing. You can feel straight away that they match those standards. We are really happy with how things are going, but we’re not going to get carried away by the results of what we are doing. It just has to give you motivation that when you do things right, you get the results.
I think we are now creating a group that fights for each other. I think that’s what we are trying to create. Obviously, there’s still a long way to go. I’m not going to say perfect because it’s difficult, but that’s where we want to go, towards perfection. But obviously, I think you can see straight away some signs of the team fighting a bit more, having more intensity, and that’s what we are trying to do.
Bruno Fernandes was linked with a life-changing move to Al Hilal but the club impressed on him their desire for him to stay and the captain committed his future to United. Compatriot Dalot discussed how important this is.
I think it’s a clear message that he still believes that this club can go to the places that it should be. I don’t think there’s a better way of starting a season than your captain staying and believing that this can go in the right direction. It’s a clear message for the other teammates, for everybody, that we have to believe. We have to work really hard to put Manchester back on the place that it deserves.
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