Manchester United star Diogo Dalot has revealed his thoughts on ‘The United Strand’, who has vowed not to cut his hair until Ruben Amorim’s side win five games in a row.
Man Utd make it two wins on the bounce with victory at Anfield
After nearly one year in charge, Amorim has finally managed to win two Premier League games on the bounce, with his side pulling off a shock 2-1 victory against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, courtesy of a late Harry Maguire header.
Having been critical of the United boss at times this season, Jamie Carragher was full of praise for the 40-year-old after the match, claiming he got his tactics “absolutely spot on”.
There is still a long way to go, but supporter Frank Ilett, who has become known as ‘The United Strand’ will have renewed confidence the Red Devils can make it five wins on the spin, having pledged not to have a haircut until Amorim’s side do so.
The story has made waves to such an extent that Dalot was even asked for his thoughts after the victory against Liverpool, and the full-back made it clear he believes five wins on the spin could be possible, sending a short message of hope to the fan.
“Let’ see… We hope that we can give him that haircut.”
He continued: But we have to go game by game. Obviously, we know this is a very difficult league, we have tough games.
“And, of course, we have to go after that consistency that we have lacked because we have already shown in the past that we can compete against any team in the world.
“We get to the big games, we get to have good performances. Now it’s trying to make it happen every game.”
Victory at Anfield could kickstart the Amorim era
Although Liverpool have not been in the best of form, winning at Anfield is no mean feat, with United failing to do so in nine years, and INEOS will be hoping that the result can kickstart the Amorim era.
Five wins on the bounce may be a tall order, but it is definitely possible when you look at the fixture list, given that United have won every home game so far this season, while Nottingham Forest are in the relegation zone, and Aston Villa won at Tottenham Hotspur last time out.
Man United’s upcoming fixtures
Date
Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
October 25th
Nottingham Forest (a)
November 1st
Tottenham Hotspur (a)
November 8th
Either way, things are finally starting to look up for Man United, with Amorim’s side now just two points off the top four.
