Erik ten Hag is copying what he learnt from Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich with Manchester United

Manchester United beat Villarreal 2-1 at Old Trafford in the group stage of the Champions League in September. Villarreal took the lead in that match and looked the better side, but Cristiano Ronaldo delivered again when his side needed him the most.

Ronaldo dramatically scored in the fifth minute of extra time to win the game for United and Old Trafford was sent into pandemonium. It was a European night to savour under the floodlights and Ronaldo's teammates were indebted to his contribution once again, although certain members of the dressing room were more indebted than others after looking grossly inferior to the opposition.

Diogo Dalot was the worst player on the pitch that night and his shortcomings were ruthlessly exposed by the brilliantly innovative Arnaut Danjuma. Villarreal found plenty of joy targeting Dalot and the full-back endured a nightmare at the Theatre of Dreams.

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Villarreal's targeting of Dalot eventually paid dividends in the second half — it was just a surprise that it took that long. Just as he'd done all match, Danjuma found the space behind Dalot and he played a delightful ball to Paco Alacer, who made no mistake.

Dalot's positional awareness was non-existent and he looked hopeless against Danjuma, but it transpired after the game that his lack of positional sense was actually a consequence of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's desire to suddenly play with inverted full-backs.

Solskjaer had never played with inverted full-backs during his time at the club until that match and the tactical change seemed like a desperate shot in the dark for improvement. Although it was hard to knock Solskjaer for trying something new, there