{"id":1247967,"date":"2022-02-19T20:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T20:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1247967"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:02:17","slug":"anthony-martial-was-our-hardest-opponent-in-man-utd-training-reveals-diogo-dalot","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/anthony-martial-was-our-hardest-opponent-in-man-utd-training-reveals-diogo-dalot\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Martial was our hardest opponent in Man Utd training, reveals Diogo Dalot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src='\/\/asset.fwcdn2.com\/js\/storyblock.js'><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot has described Anthony Martial as the hardest teammate he&#8217;s faced in training.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old French international paused his Red Devils career when he joined La Liga outfit on a sixth-month loan during the recent winter transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining the record 20-time English champions in 2015 from Monaco, the Massy-born forward would go on to net 79 goals across 269 matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"p-rich_text_section\"><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Atletico Madrid vs Man Utd Champions League odds from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/sky-bet?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Bet<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"p-rich_text_list p-rich_text_list__bullet\" data-stringify-type=\"unordered-list\" data-indent=\"0\" data-border=\"0\">\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\"><strong>Atletico Madrid to win \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/go\/sky-bet?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\">11\/8<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\"><strong>Draw \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/go\/sky-bet?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\">11\/5<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-stringify-indent=\"0\" data-stringify-border=\"0\"><strong>Man Utd to win \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/go\/sky-bet?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored\">21\/10<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">You must be 18 or older to bet. 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Hence the move to Spain, which is music to Dalot&#8217;s ears as he now doesn&#8217;t have to face him during the week.<\/p>\n<p>In a fan <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/diogo-dalot-full-fans-q-and-a-as-he-responds-to-supporters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Q &amp; A on the club&#8217;s official website<\/a><\/strong>, the Portuguese full-back was asked to name the hardest player he&#8217;s faced in his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m going to say, in training, Anthony Martial,&#8221; he replied. &#8220;And playing, I\u2019m going to say probably [Lionel] Messi, when we played him at Barca.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Martial would debut for the Andulusian club against Osasuna on February 5th and recently celebrated netting his first goal for the club in their Europa League tie against Dinamo Zagreb.<\/p>\n\n<p>Before linking up at the La Liga title-chasers, Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordan revealed he spoke with his former Espanyol colleague Eric Bailly, who until recently shared a dressing room with Martial.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anthony (Martial), I spoke with my friend and brother Eric Bailly, before he arrived, and he spoke well to me, that he needed affection and to feel important,&#8221; he told Marca.<\/p>\n<p>This approach has been supported by Sevilla&#8217;s illustrious sporting director Monchi, who has been encouraged by Martial&#8217;s opening few weeks at the Ram\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez Pizju\u00e1n stadium.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/betfair?q=uk-all-all-bst-s-squa-PL-50cashback\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1247528\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-1145x600.jpg 1145w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25-330x173.jpg 330w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/02\/18103010\/1247524_1247524_image-25.jpg 1258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Eligible readers* interested in this offer can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/betfair?q=uk-all-all-bst-s-squa-PL-50cashback\">click here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>*18+ only. Place 5 x \u20ac10 Sportsbook bets on Football of min odds of 2.0 (Evs) and get money back as cash if any lose. Maximum refund per qualifying bet is \u20ac10, x5 refunds available. Payment restrictions apply. T&amp;Cs apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8220;In these two weeks he\u2019s been here, what I see is happiness,&#8221; he told <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/6ae30934-8f56-11ec-8d28-50e05b644342?shareToken=575c3e577e346885bdfaf0edb95ebf9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When a player has the technical, tactical, physical qualities, what you have to do is touch the perfect spot for these qualities to reappear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And we think we\u2019re capable of finding this spot. Possibly it could mean more affection, more support, more trust; speaking more to him, for his family to feel settled, for him to feel important. There\u2019s not one model for every player \u2013 everyone has their needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/news\/next-manchester-united-manager-odds\/\"><strong>Next Manchester United Manager odds from Pochettino to Rodgers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/espanyol-sevilla-predictions-team-news-line-ups-live-stream-la-liga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to live stream Anthony Martial&#8217;s next game with Sevilla<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/champions-league-outright-odds-21-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League outright odds: UCL 21\/22 contenders from favourites to dark horses<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot has described Anthony Martial as the hardest teammate he&#8217;s faced in training. 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