Diogo Dalot discusses Manchester United injury crisis as youngster hints at target

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Here are your Manchester United morning headlines on Tuesday, April 18. Diogo Dalot hailed the "personality and character" in the Manchester United squad after Erik ten Hag's side overcame an injury crisis to beat Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

United have been hit by a spate of injuries recently, losing Marcus Rashford last weekend and Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez in the draw with Sevilla on Thursday night.

Tyrell Malacia then complained of a sore knee before the trip to Forest and when Marcel Sabitzer pulled out of the team in the warm-up, it made it 10 first-team players unavailable. READ MORE: United have their best partnership back after Eriksen return But with resources stretched United still managed to capitalise on Newcastle and Tottenham losing on Saturday, with goals from Antony and Dalot securing a 2-0 win that moved them back into third and started a season-defining week in the right fashion.

After United proved the quality in their squad against Forest, Dalot wants that mentality to remain for those cup fixtures over the next seven days. "We showed character, we showed personality," he said. “I mean, a lot of noise outside the dressing room but we kept calm, we knew that we're not just 11 players in this squad and we showed once again.