Jose Mourinho was correct about Diogo Dalot and Manchester United could be set to save millions

Since Ralf Rangnick arrived at Manchester United as interim manager, Diogo Dalot has seen a resurgence at Manchester United which no one could have expected.

Dalot went from being unable to get any minutes under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to replacing Aaron Wan-Bissaka as the starting right-back. At first, it seemed like he would just act as a stop-gap until the summer and then United could bring in a more long-term option to move forward with.

But as the Portuguese full-back continues to play more games under Rangnick, his performances continue to improve and it now looks like he could be the player that Jose Mourinho thought he would be when he bought the player back in 2018.

So, with the help of statistics taken from FBref, let's look at three reasons why Dalot should remain United's starting right-back past the summer window.

He's still young

At 22-years-old (23 in March) Dalot still has a large chunk of his career ahead of him. United have been linked to other younger full-backs like Tariq Lamptey from Brighton but if the club decides to focus on the development of the Portuguese defender they could have a serious player on their hands.

Wan-Bissaka seems to be past the point where he can develop his game going forward and this is limiting him in United's quest to be a side that is more comfortable in possession whereas Dalot would appear to still have a lot more room to grow.

He's defensively solid

The major argument levelled against Dalot originally was that Wan-Bissaka was much more solid defensively but that is not necessarily backed up by the numbers.

Dalot registers 3.18 tackles per 90 minutes played alongside 2.02 interceptions and you'd expect given Wan-Bissaka's reputation he would be much more successful in these