'We cannot hide' - Diogo Dalot's frank Manchester United admission following Bournemouth draw

Right-back Diogo Dalot felt he and his Manchester United teammates demonstrated their commitment to the cause after twice fighting back to earn a point against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday evening.

United and Bournemouth shared four goals in what was an entertaining contest on the south coast. United fell behind after just 16 minutes via a coolly-taken Dominic Solanke effort before restoring parity through Bruno Fernandes.

The Cherries were back in front just five minutes later via Justin Kluivert. He then spurned a great opportunity to put the home side 3-1 up just before the break, denied by an excellent save from Andre Onana.

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Though they were still second best after the interval, United were given a get out of jail free card when a Kobbie Mainoo effort deflected off one Bournemouth player and onto the arm of Adam Smith, meaning a penalty was awarded. Fernandes stepped up to score his second of the game and earn Erik ten Hag's side a point.

"We had a good opportunity here to come and get the three points," Dalot told MUTV. "We knew it was going to be a really tough game, really physical, a lot of duels, one-vs-one situations and I think we did actually start well with the ball.

"However, we lost control some times building up from the back in situations that we shouldn't and we gave them a little bit of confidence to score two goals. The big positive from today is that we fought for the result, coming from behind to get a result."

United, despite squandering leads late on in recent weeks, have rarely downed