Diogo Dalot admits Manchester United’s dismal Champions League exit is ‘not good enough’… but claims the performance in sorry defeat against Bayern should set the standard for the rest of the season
- Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday.
- Erik ten Hag’s team finished last in Group A after losing to Bayern Munich.
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Diogo Dalot admitted Manchester United’s failure to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League was “not good enough” but insisted the performance against Bayern Munich should set the standard for the rest of the season.
Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the match as Bayern won 1-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday night, condemning United to last place in Group A.
United’s four points from six games is their lowest ever in the Champions League, while the 15 goals they have conceded is the most by a Premier League team in any group stage of the competition.
United were the architects of their own downfall, twice blowing a two-goal lead away from home, losing to Copenhagen and drawing with Galatasaray in Istanbul.
The latest result left United beating Bayern Munich and hoping for a draw in Copenhagen, with Dalot admitting they only had themselves to blame.
Diogo Dalot admits Manchester United’s failure to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League is ‘not good enough’
United lost 1-0 at home to Bayern and finished last in Group A.
“We cannot concede as many goals as we conceded in the group stage. It’s just not good enough. We are obviously sad,” he told the club’s website.
“But at the same time we just have to realize that this is not the standard we want to set for this club and for ourselves. So we need to get better.”
United looked much more solid than in their previous Champions League matches on Tuesday night but failed to create clear-cut chances and managed just one shot on target in the 90 minutes.
Erik ten Hag, however, said he was pleased with the performance.
“Today’s performance was very good. We didn’t deserve to lose, but we lost,” the Dutchman told TNT Sports after the final whistle.
Erik ten Hag said he was pleased with the performance against Bayern
“But Bayern are also a good team. Even when they are not in the game, they have an individual class and they only need one moment. Unfortunately, this happened.
“We know we want to be more consistent.”
Dalot echoed his coach’s thoughts, suggesting there were positives to take from the dismal defeat to the Bundesliga giants.
“We came here today to win the game. We knew that was the only result we wanted,” he added.
“I think we did enough to win the game. We played well, especially the first half. We were in control
“I think we showed composure on the ball and good pressing. I think we were compact. We made it difficult for them.
“That’s how we have to approach every game, and that’s kind of the standard we want to set for the rest of the games.”
United have already lost 11 games in all competitions this season and face Premier League leaders Liverpool away at Anfield on Sunday, where they were beaten 7-0 six months ago.
Ten Hag could be without Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw, who were both injured against Bayern and join a long list of long-term absences.
