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Mourinho predicts Dalot will be Man Utd player for ten years

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho as full of praise for debutant Diogo Dalot.

The Portuguese youngster made his debut at right back for United, having recovered from the injury that kept him out at the start of the season.

Dalot turned in an impressive display in Switzerland as United beat Young Boys 3-0.

"It [Dalot performance] was a very good, solid performance after knee surgery. Everyone can see the potential and everyone could see he's a 19-year-old player who has more than 10 years to play for Manchester United," Mourinho said in his press conference after the game.

"I want to be also nice to Luke [Shaw], because both played at the same level. They played very well. Our danger came from both. They had fantastic movement, they had depth, they had crosses, assists and were involved in the most dangerous actions. They defended well, too.

"We knew we had to win this match, we knew it was very important for us to go into the next three matches with Valencia and Juventus twice with these three points and we did that."

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