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‘We lost composure’ – Diogo Dalot rues Man Utd ‘mistakes’ in disappointing Tottenham collapse.
Diogo Dalot acknowledged that Manchester United “lost composure” and lamented the “mistakes” that caused their sad defeat to Tottenham.
Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford had given United the lead at the conclusion of the first half, but shoddy defending allowed Tottenham to stage a valiant comeback via Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min.
Erik ten Hag’s team dropped to fourth position after the draw with the London team, two points back of Newcastle United in third.
After Aaron Wan-Bissaka was substituted, Dalot was moved to his natural position on the right after starting as a left-back.
The Portuguese full-back did, however, acknowledge that after the break, they let up a bit, which allowed Spurs to rescue a point from the game.
“It’s very disappointing to look back on what we did in the first half and not get out of there with three points. We should have done much better. These are the types of mistakes we cannot make, especially having two goals [ahead],” Dalot told MUTV.
“We have to focus on ourselves and if we could have controlled [the second half] like we controlled the first half, the game could have become easier for us. I think we lost that composure to find spaces, to keep the ball, to go through their press. We have to look back on this 45 minutes and learn from it.”
Dalot asserted that United will turn their fortunes around when they faced high-flying Aston Villa at the weekend and that the Tottenham setback is already in the past.
“We’re going to be [ready], for sure. We have professional players and all the conditions to recover. This is the type of schedule we’re going to face if we want to be fighting for every competition so we have to manage that. We have a big squad ready to play the games. You have to be fit and then the manager will decide who is going to play,” he added.
Manchester United will seek to get back on track against Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday.