Diogo Dalot hints Man Utd boss Ralf Rangnick made a mistake in transfer window

Manchester United right-back Diogo Dalot has appeared to suggest interim boss Ralf Rangnick made a mistake in the January transfer window.

Dalot, 22, has established himself in Rangnick’s preferred starting XI at the Red Devils as his consistent form has ousted Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the position.

Dalot has started 10 of the last 12 Premier League matches for United, where he has linked up with Portugal international teammates Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes.

The full-back returned to Old Trafford this summer following a successful season-long loan stint at Milan and a successful showing in Euro 2020 with his nation.

Yet while speaking in a Q&A session on United’s website, the defender appeared to suggest that United’s interim coach may have made a mistake last month in the transfer window.

It was a quiet month for United in the window as they did not make any additions to their first-team although they did allow Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial to depart on loan deals.

However, Dalot was asked who had been his toughest opponent in football and he named Martial from United’s training sessions.

The Frenchman was allowed to join Sevilla on a loan deal for the remainder of the campaign after having restricted first-team opportunities under Rangnick and his predecessor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Dalot replied: “I’m going to say, in training, Anthony Martial.

“And playing, I’m going to say probably Lionel Messi when we played him at Barca (in the Champions League, 2019).”

Asked how it feels to be getting more game time, and what life is like under Rangnick, Dalot replied: “I’ve had the opportunity to say a few times now, the journey here at this club has been a quite good experience for me; learning my timings and getting