'Don't want to hear it' - Diogo Dalot responds to Ruben Amorim's Manchester United criticism

Since Ruben Amorim declared this Manchester United the worst in the club's 147-year history, they have responded with a three-game winning streak for the first time all season.

Amoirm's cutting comment after the dreadful defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford on January 19 was made just after a dressing room dressing down was delivered to the players, and his comments have stung the squad into action. Victories against Rangers, Fulham, and FCSB marked United's best run of form all season.

The turnaround could be coincidental, but Amorim has made it clear he has been trying to "shock" the club and deliver a wake-up call and his message has clearly got through, with standards raised in recent weeks. The performances in those three victories haven't been faultless, but there has been a stronger defensive effort across the board and a more resilient approach.

That could be traced back to Amorim's comments, and Diogo Dalot has revealed it did touch a nerve with the players, who don't want to be associated with such a damning claim. That has led to a renewed effort to change the momentum of what has been a gruelling and disappointing season so far.

"I don’t want to hear it," Dalot said when asked about Amorim's comments. "So the message for me is the next training session, I have to show that I don't want to belong to the [worst] Manchester United team in history.

"You can analyse it as something negative. I analyse it as something positive because I want to change the situation. My teammates also, and we show today (against FCSB) that we want to change this."

That desire to change is gradually pushing United in the right direction. They have eased into the last 16 of the Europa League as the only side to remain undefeated through