“It cost us”, “Lock him in the locker room for the next game”

Manchester United fans on social media are furious with Diogo Dalot after his performance in the Premier League draw a Nottingham Forest. Some fans believe the 26-year-old cost them two points after failing to stop two crosses, which led to goals for the opposition.

Ruben Amorim's side took the lead in the first half with Casemiro on the scoreboard in the 34th minute. The Red Devils, looking for their fourth win on the bounce, managed to hold onto their lead until the break.

Nottingham Forest came out with all guns blazing in the second half, scoring twice in as many minutes. Morgan Giobbs-White equalized in the 48th minute, before Nicolo Savona gave them the lead 2 minutes later.

Manchester United were facing defeat before Amad Diallo scored a stunning goal in the 81st minute to level things up again. Both teams were desperate for a winner but couldn't find the back of the net before full time.

Fans were quick to point the finger at Dalot after the game, with many calling for the club to leave the Portuguese defender in Nottingham. They published:

Ruben Amorim admitted after the game that he lost two points in the game and should have done better. He regrets the five minutes in which his players did not show up and conceded two goals. He said (via UTD report):

“We had five minutes where we switched off and conceded two goals. We dropped the energy level, the aggression and it shows. But we scored and tried to win the game. We work to win next week. For me we lost two points and we should have done better.”

The result leaves Manchester United fifth in the Premier League table, eight points behind leaders Arsenal. A win would have seen them move into second place in the table.

Ruben Amorim sees positives despite Manchester United's draw

Ruben Amorim believes his side showed character to bounce back in the game despite conceding two quick goals after the start of the second half. admitted that wasn't the case last season and said (via UTD report):

“In the past, if we had five minutes that bad and conceded two goals, we didn't recover. It's a different feeling today.”

“It looks like we couldn't win this game, but we're not going to lose. I think we suffered a lot last year and we want to win games and overcome these moments, but now we know how to do it.”

Face of Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur next in the league, before the players split up for the international break.