Diogo Dalot thinks Manchester United are “on the right track” despite losing to Nottingham Forest for the thirteenth time in a terrible Premier League season.
Ruben Amorim’s team had more possession of the ball during Tuesday’s game at the City ground, but the third-place home team fought to win 1-0 thanks to an incredible solo goal from Anthony Elanga, a product of the United academy.
United are currently 13th in the standings with just eight matches to play. They are just one defeat away from equaling their record number of Premier League defeats in a single season, which was set under Erik ten Hag in the 2023/24 campaign.
“(Our fighting spirit) shows how much we wanted and shows how much we want to change the situation, to not be in the position that we are, especially in the Premier League,” Dalot told MUTV.
“And if we want to be competitive in the future, we have to start behaving like this and we have to perform like this.
“Then I think the results will come in the end, but this little bit will have to come first if you want to compete for the Premier League and the biggest titles.”
He added: “We still have to suffer a little bit, but in terms of trying to get out of this situation and trying to improve I think we are on the right track.”
United next play Manchester City in the Manchester derby on Sunday before the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Lyon in France next week.