'Should not be here' - Dalot sends warning to United teammates
Man Utd produced a disappointing performance against Tottenham in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
Diogo Dalot has warned any Manchester United player who is not "hurt" by losing to Tottenham in the Europa League final should leave the club.
Ruben Amorim hoped to salvage a miserable season by winning the Europa League, but his side were defeated at the Estadio de San Mamés after a first half Brennan Johnson goal.
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Tottenham won the scrappy and low-quality contest in Bilbao, lifting their first trophy since 2008. United have endured their worst campaign in the club's modern history, but they still have a dead-rubber game to play against Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
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United are licking their wounds and Dalot spoke honestly about the team's shortcomings this season.
"You come here with an expectation to win the game, to get something to grab some positivity from this season, but in the end, it's hard to take," Dalot told MUTV. "A really tough result, obviously, not being able to win a trophy that could give some joy, especially to the fans.
"Seeing them at the end hurts a lot, so a really, really tough night. I think it sums up a little bit our season, a rollercoaster of emotions during the game. We started well, I think.
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"Even emotionally, we were in control, then you concede a goal, and you want to fight for the result. Sometimes a little bit too anxious, but we kept fighting until the end, you could see, we were on top of their final third, trying with crosses, trying with everything; they do goal-line clearances.
"So, it just sums up what weâve been doing this season, lack of scoring goals, and that ultimately could push us to different results in a lot of games, and today was one more.â
Dalot sent a warning to his teammates, saying: "It has to hurt. If you don't feel hurt, if you don't feel disappointed, if you don't feel this is nowhere the standard where this club should be, you cannot be here. We need to get tired of not winning.
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"We need to be obsessed with changing things, winning more and matching the standards of the club. It hurts when you see the fans like this, theyâve been with us every single time after the poor results that we had and the difficult season that we had. They donât deserve it.
"And if it doesnât hurt you, if you donât feel it, then you should not be here. If it hurts, it's the first good sign I would say for things to change. This club cannot die and we will never die.
"Itâs time for reflection, everyone needs to reflect. And when itâs time to make decisions, make decisions. When itâs time to act, we act. And when itâs time for us to go on the pitch, we win games.
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"I think thatâs the ultimate change that needs to happen.â
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