Manchester United fans made their position perfectly clear on Diogo Dalot after his performance in the Europa League against Real Sociedad on Thursday evening.
The Red Devils progressed out of the Europa League’s league phase format and Manchester United punched their ticket to the knockout rounds of the tournament.
Ruben Amorim’s men travelled to Spain for the first leg of their round-of-16 Europa League clash against La Liga club Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena.
The 40-year-old United manager’s last chance of capturing major silverware at Old Trafford in the 2024-25 campaign is through this season’s Europa League.
Ruben Amorim’s side could also secure Champions League football for the 2025-26 season if the Red Devils can lift the Europa League trophy.
The Red Devils’ hopes of securing European football for next season took a major hit last Sunday after United lost to Fulham on penalties in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
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Man Utd fans react to Diogo Dalot’s performance vs Real Sociedad
Diogo Dalot started as the right wing-back against Real Sociedad and the 25-year-old Manchester United right-back caught the eye of club supporters with his display.
United fans on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, ruthlessly slammed Dalot and pulled no punches with their criticism towards the defender.
Red Devils supporters were critical of the United star’s crossing ability as a wing-back and were far from convinced over his ability to play in the role on the pitch.
“Dalot loses any sense when he’s close to the box,” one fan said.
Someone else added: “Dalot has no vision and his football IQ seems very low… he makes some criminal decisions on the pitch.”
“Diogo Dalot putting in one of the all-time worse performances ever tonight, and by God, he’s had some bad ones before,” another tweeted.
While a fourth wrote: “Dalot. Can’t defend Can’t cross.”
“Dalot is absolutely dreadful, one of the biggest problems at the club, he needs shipping out ASAP,” someone else claimed.
A sixth X user wrote: “I keep saying it: Dalot has a low football IQ. Even an average player knows that you just need to square that ball one time for a simple tap-in.”
And a seventh posted: “Dogu crosses first time there, no fuss. The polar opposite of Dalot.”
Another asked: “Why didn’t Dalot play it across to Hojlund at that point? Frustrating.”
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What Diogo Dalot did for Man Utd in first half vs Real Sociedad
Dalot was played through on the overlap and the onrushing Portugal and United full-back showed his poor decision-making in the final third against Real Sociedad.
The United star chose not to cross the ball to Rasmus Hojlund and instead cut the ball back to Alejandro Garnacho, who was quickly closed down in the Sociedad box.
Alejandro Garnacho then played the ball out to Patrick Dorgu and the United wing-back’s poorly timed shot failed to hit the Sociedad net and flew out of play.
Dalot did manage to make a half-decent cross before half-time, but the Portugal international has struggled to make an impact in Ruben Amorim’s United tactics.
The former Porto player was widely praised for his performances and consistency in the 2023-24 season under ex-United and Ajax manager Erik ten Hag.
However, Dalot has struggled in the current campaign for United and the Portugal defender must improve his decision-making in the final third as a wing-back.