Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot has revealed he is in talks with the club over a new contract.

The 23-year-Old old’s Trafford contract was set to expire in June, but United recently exercised a 12-month extension clause to keep Dalot at the club, just as they did with Marcus Rashford, Fred, and Luke Shaw.

The player himself has now disclosed that talks are taking place to strike an arrangement that will “benefit” both parties. Mp3bullet recently reported that United seek to negotiate a new long-term contract with Dalot, with the Portuguese international being a major favourite of manager Erik ten Hag.

“We are in a position to say that we are negotiating [my contract] and how both parties will benefit, but it is no secret that I am happy to be here. I love this club, I love to play for this club so we will see how things go,” Dalot told The United Stand YouTube channel.

“Progressively we are in a good direction as a team, for me this is the most important part and hopefully individually I can continue to help the team as I am doing.”

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Dalot has ousted Aaron Wan-Bissaka as United’s first-choice right-back and has put in a number of impressive performances this season.

He has spoken positively about the influence of Ten Hag following his arrival as manager, claiming the Dutchman has given him the ‘confidence’ to believe in his own abilities.

The former AC Milan loanee also participated in a press conference for Manchester United fans on Monday. He answered questions from fans before Tuesday’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal match against Charlton Athletic and reaffirmed that the team’s goals under Ten Hag are still as high-scoring as ever.

“My aspirations will always be [that] being at Manchester United you need to have big ambition. You need to win everything, every competition that you are in, but we also know that our reality is that we have to be cautious,“ he said.

“We are making progress, we are in the right direction and [that is] the way that we have to approach, especially this season, because I think we have good positions to win something and, at the end, we want to be with the mindset of, ‘this season, we did everything we could to win this season and playing finals and winning trophies’.”

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Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag has stated that he is confident that his team can compete to qualify for the Champions League this year.

Ten Hag made his remarks following Tuesday’s 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest for the Red Devils. The result saw United move to within a point of Tottenham Hotspur in fourth.

“I’m not looking at other teams. I am looking at our team. I am convinced of the players’ abilities to compete with those teams,” Ten Hag said.

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United defeated Forest thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Fred.

Ten Hag has admitted there were questions ahead of the Premier League’s restart.

“You always question yourself after a break, what will be the restart. And we play a team with a back four [that has] never played together and a player who never played in a centre-back position. So if you win by three, concede no goals, you are happy with the performance,” Ten Hag added.

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To keep all 4 key players at Old Trafford through 2024, Manchester United has activated one-year contract extensions for Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Fred, and Diogo Dalot.

According to the principal terms of their separate contracts, the four players’ contracts were set to expire at the end of this season. But United has frequently added 12-month options to contracts that can be exercised to give the team more insurance against losing players as free agents.

United now has more time to negotiate longer-term contracts or look for transfer fees.

“I can confirm it,” Ten Hag told MUTV. “We are happy because the squad is going in the right direction and those players [have] a massive contribution in that direction.”

Rashford in particular has been in resurgent form this season, scoring nine goals in all competitions by the time club football paused for the World Cup – almost double his tally for the whole of what had been a disappointing 2021/22 campaign.

He then scored three times at the World Cup.

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Under Ten Hag, Shaw and Fred have both made an impression, and Dalot, whose United career had previously seemed doomed to failure, has become stronger and stronger.

The Portuguese right-back drastically lost favor under former United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but this season he has flourished after passing Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the hierarchy.

United have a handful of others out of contract at the end of the season, including David de Gea.

According to reports, discussions with De Gea are ongoing, and regardless of the outcome, both parties are determined to keep their positive relationships.

The goalkeeper’s contract still has an option, but United is not considering exercising it, and any new agreement would have to come with much lower money than his present £375,000 weekly salary.

Axel Tuanzebe, Phil Jones, and Tom Heaton all have expiring contracts, but the latter two have 12-month options that might be exercised.

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The winger for Manchester United, Antony, is sure that he won’t alter his playing approach despite being referred to as a “clown” for his antics against Sheriff.

In United’s 3-0 Europa League victory against Sheriff last month, Antony received harsh criticism for spinning with the ball in his hands. Even his manager, Erik ten Hag, reacted by shaking his head.

The Brazilian, 22, was substituted at halftime after United icon Paul Scholes called him a “clown” for his antics, but he has since responded defiantly.

Following the showboating tempest, Antony was supported by his Brazilian teammates Fred and Neymar.

Neymar posted a message on Instagram “Keep doing it and don’t make any changes! Try it, boy! bravery and excitement,” while Fred saw it as “annoying.” “Scholes and encouraged his United teammate to keep speaking up.

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Antony said in The Players’ Tribune: “With a ball at your feet, you should only feel joy. I was born a dribbler. It is part of my roots. It is the gift that took me from the slums to the Theatre of Dreams.

I will never change the way I play, because it is not a style, it is me. It is a part of me. A part of our story as Brazilians. If you just watch one 10 second clip of me, then you will not understand. Nothing I do is a joke. Everything has a purpose. To go forward with boldness, to strike fear into the opponent, to create space, to make a difference for my team.”

He added on the players he took inspiration from in his youth: “If you think I’m just a clown, then you don’t understand my story. The art of Ronaldinho and Cristiano and Neymar inspired me as a child. I watched these Gods in amazement on stolen Wifi, then I went out to the concrete pitch to try to imitate their genius.”

The winger is now a member of Brazil’s World Cup team and hopes to get the start against Serbia on November 24.

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After seeing the Manchester United striker denied a goal against Tottenham, former Arsenal player Thierry Henry has told Marcus Rashford ‘power is not always the answer’ to his scoring problems.

With goals from Bruno Fernandes and Fred in the second half, United defeated Spurs 2-0 to move within striking distance of the top four. Erik ten Hag’s team dominated the game.

In the first half, United made 19 shots on goal, and Hugo Lloris had to make many outstanding stops to keep the home team at bay.

In one of those instances, Rashford was denied after being passed through by Fred and striking low and across the goal, but Lloris dived to stop it.

When the 24-year-old cut inside in a similar situation during the second half, the Tottenham goalkeeper once more turned away his shot.

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Analysing Rashford’s first-half effort, Arsenal legend Henry was critical of Rashford for opting for power over finesse, insisting every striker should learn how to ‘freeze’ the goalkeeper before pulling the trigger. He told Amazon Prime:

‘He could have done better, This is what I say, when this ball is coming to you, have a look at the goalkeeper to freeze him. Strikers don’t do that often, the ball is coming to you, you know it, you have look at the goalkeeper to freeze him and he never looked.

‘What you do normally, he just fires low and across. Power is not always the answer.’

Rashford’s second-half effort, in which the England international cut inside his defender in an effort to score, drew criticism from Henry as well. Henry said:

‘You open the ball up, just finish it, ‘Place it down here. Why hard? Side foot, goal, see you later. But it was right at him [the goalkeeper]. But great save from Hugo.’

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Match report and detail as goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes in the second half at Old Trafford secured Manchester United’s dominance over Tottenham.

The victory retains United in fifth place in the Premier League while Spurs remain in third; Due to his early departure from the field, Cristiano Ronaldo has been the topic of conversation after the game.

After failing to score the goal their great control deserved in the first half, United finally scored when Fred’s 20-yard attempt sailed in off Ben Davies in the 47th minute.

With just over 20 minutes left, Bruno Fernandes secured the advantage by curling a beautiful first-time shot past Hugo Lloris from right inside the penalty area.

The victory maintained United’s upward trend under Erik ten Hag after a challenging season debut, with Cristiano Ronaldo restricted to a spectator role from the bench. They continue to occupy the fifth spot in the Premier League but are currently only one point behind Chelsea in fourth place.

Tottenham is still in third place, but they wasted an opportunity to pass Manchester City and move to within one point of Arsenal.

Following the game, Ten Hag praised his player’s effort, he said:

“I am pleased with the team, think it was the best team performance this season.

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“You have seen today we are developing. You see how we want to play, we get better on the pitch every time. Spurs are a magnificent team so far this season, I said to the lads in the dressing room it was enjoyable to watch you.

“It was a squad performance. What we have seen today, we have 11 players who defend and 11 who attack. I am pleased with that. I will not say that I am totally satisfied. That has to be the standard at Manchester United.”

Ronaldo leaving the bench and heading toward the tunnel before the end of regulation was the only drawback for United, which Ten Hag indicated he will “deal with” on Thursday.

United could have made the win even more emphatic but Rashford was again denied by Lloris when he perhaps should have scored.

The most shots by a team in a Premier League game this season were taken by Ten Hag’s team, who had 28 in the match.

It was also the most a team managed by Antonio Conte has faced in a top-flight game, in his 318th league encounter across Serie A and the Premier League.

“We have to be honest, United deserved to win,” Conte said. “They started the game very well. In our side, we did not start the game. It was really difficult because we made a lot of simple mistakes.

“The table is good, but every time we play a high-level game, we struggle. I want to be honest — against Chelsea we struggle, we lost against Arsenal and Manchester United we lost.

“In this type of game, I think that you need to arrive and not make big mistakes, with great concentration, and great focus. You need to be ready to fight a war, or you die against your opponent. The level is very high, we are struggling.”

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