{"id":604153,"date":"2025-11-30T22:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T22:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/604153\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T22:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T22:35:24","slug":"diogo-dalot-achieves-impressive-feat-that-nani-did-not-quite-manage-at-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/604153\/","title":{"rendered":"Diogo Dalot achieves impressive feat that Nani did not quite manage at Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot played an important role in the team\u2019s win over Crystal Palace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> recalled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/diogo-dalot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diogo Dalot<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/manchester-united-confirmed-starting-xi-to-face-crystal-palace-as-lisandro-martinez-decision-made\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United starting line-up<\/a> to face Crystal Palace, dropping Patrick Dorgu.<\/p>\n<p>Amorim had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/ruben-amorim-says-he-feels-anxiety-every-time-patrick-dorgu-does-a-very-basic-task-for-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed concerns with Dorgu\u2019s form<\/a> ahead of the game, and brought Dalot in to start at the left wing-back position.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-win-2-1-against-crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United won the game 2-1<\/a> after a second half fightback, with Dalot winning the free-kick for the Red Devils\u2019 winning goal.<\/p>\n<p>For Dalot, collecting all three points was the ideal way to celebrate a personal milestone for Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>         Who was Manchester United\u2019s MAN OF THE MATCH vs Crystal Palace?\ud83e\udd14\ud83d\udd25         <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2249187324-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester United players celebrate win vs Crystal Palace.\" class=\"wp-image-313045\" \/>Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty ImagesDiogo Dalot makes 150th Premier League appearance<\/p>\n<p>Diogo Dalot was making his 150th Premier League appearance for Manchester United, following his transfer to the club from Porto in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>It is an impressive feat, especially considering that Dalot spent one season on loan at AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Dalot is the third highest Portuguese appearance maker for Manchester United in the Premier League, with former star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/nani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nani<\/a> falling just short of the 150 mark.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo:<\/strong> 236<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bruno Fernandes:<\/strong> 207<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diogo Dalot:<\/strong> 150<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nani: <\/strong>147<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dalot commented: \u201cI\u2019m very happy to reach this beautiful milestone in the biggest league in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy journey has been one of constant growth as both a man and a player, and I\u2019m proud of what I\u2019ve achieved, knowing that I\u2019m only 26 and still have so much more to accomplish in my career. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m enjoying every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In all competitions Dalot has 222 appearances for Manchester United, which is just short of Nani\u2019s total of 230, which he will shortly overtake.<\/p>\n<p>         Are you surprised by the two Man Utd players who won the most duels?     <\/p>\n<tr style=\"background-color: black;color: white\">\n<td>Player<\/td>\n<td>Duels won vs Palace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #F8B4B4;color: black\">\n<td>Joshua Zirkzee<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #F8B4B4;color: black\">\n<td>Diogo Dalot<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #F8B4B4;color: black\">\n<td>Casemiro<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #F8B4B4;color: black\">\n<td>Amad<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #F8B4B4;color: black\">\n<td>Matthijs de Ligt<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #F8B4B4;color: black\">\n<td>Noussair Mazraoui<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>      Dalot kept on battling for United<\/p>\n<p>Diogo Dalot was one of the two Manchester United <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/manchester-united-squad-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">players<\/a> who won the most duels during his display \u2013 with eight in total.<\/p>\n<p>These included four out of four aerial duels he contested, and he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/diogo-dalots-display-vs-crystal-palace-sparks-powerful-reaction-from-ruben-amorim-over-another-man-utd-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised post-game by Ruben Amorim<\/a> for his efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Amorim said: \u201cIf you have certain characteristics, the pace, you can go right or left because you also can play with your left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to use that in every single game in [the] Premier League and not just one game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dalot is likely to retain his place for when Manchester United host West Ham in the Premier League on December 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot played an important role in the team\u2019s win over Crystal Palace. 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