Manchester United right-back Diogo Dalot has watched two players from the academy break into the first team over the past two years and he is excited about what they will be able to offer the club in the future.
Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho have made huge impacts in the first team and we’ve seen other youngsters from the academy make their Premier League debuts this season. The debutants include Willy Kambwala, Dan Gore and Omari Forson.
With Forson in contention to start against Fulham in today’s 3pm kick-off, Dalot has paid tribute to the way the club continues to generate top young players.
“This is all about bringing together the young talents coming through the Academy,” Dalot told United Review, as quoted by ManUtd.com. “Arriving into the first team and then showing the world that this is the club for bringing players from the youth places and becoming superstars.
“Obviously, there are not many, you know, that get to play for this club. It’s only a few that can go through all those stages in the life here. But we know there’s always a graduate player from the Academy on the matchsheet in every game, so that’s just a fantastic stat.”
Dalot is excited and enthusiastic about what these young players can offer the team moving forward. The likes of Garnacho and Mainoo are now considered key players in Ten Hag’s side.
“It’s great to see,” Dalot continued. “They know how hard it is to get into the first team. If they have, first, the quality and then the personality as well, they are good people to stay here and be with us.
“I mean it’s a perfect combination, trying to mix a little bit a lot of the experience with young energy; fresh blood, as we call it. I mean we have all been seeing how important they have been.”
Subscribe to the Stretty News podcast Strettycast for weekly episodes on Manchester United. You can also sign up to the ad-free Stretty Newsletter. Get the Stretty News verdict on all matters Manchester United.
