Diogo Dalot is enjoying the new dynamics brought by the meticulous Erik ten Hag as Manchester United’s players seek improvement rather than redemption after a difficult season.
Fresh from finishing runners-up in both the Premier League and Europa League, the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane last summer fuelled optimism around Old Trafford.
But things swiftly unravelled as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer departed and interim successor Ralf Rangnick floundered as United stumbled home sixth with a record low Premier League points tally.
Ten Hag was coaxed away from Ajax to oversee the rebuild and has quickly made a mark on the side, which is currently in Australia continuing pre-season preparations in Melbourne. “It’s very good,” United right-back Dalot told the PA news agency. “I really like the dynamic that he shows, not just in training but in general. “Very demanding, pays a lot of attention to detail, which is good, and small details that that can make a difference in the long perspective. “I think we players are adapting really well to it and obviously we want to keep going. “We know that it’s going to be a long season, a different season from pretty much every season that we had in the past few years, so we want to we want to build something.