'I was 20 years old at that time' - Dalot explains his Man United shirt number

Diogo Dalot has revealed he really wanted to wear the No.2 shirt after signing for Manchester United, but was left to have the No.20 instead.

The Portuguese right-back has been a fan favourite since his move from Porto in the summer of 2018, but has struggled for game time after an injury-stricken start to his time at the club.

Dalot impressed during his brief spell in the Porto first-team and was targeted by Jose Mourinho during his final transfer window in charge at the club. The 20-year-old showed encouraging signs under Mourinho, but it was current manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who helped him with deciding his shirt number.

Upon arrival at Old Trafford the right-back was keen to have the iconic No.2 shirt worn by Victor Lindelof, but instead had to look elsewhere when it became clear he couldn't have it.

Dalot was still keen to have the No.2 incorporated somewhere in his squad number and instead settled on the No.20 - thanks to some inspiration from Solskjaer and a famous United chant.

“As soon as I got the deal done, I was searching for numbers,” Dalot told the Official Manchester United podcast. “Of course, I was sad because Victor had the no. 2 but the rest, you see the availability and you just choose.

“I was between 22 and 20. Sergio Romero wanted the 22 and, of course, I had the 20. I was 20 years old at that time, it had the number two and then the famous song of '20 times, Man United'. So little things like that made me choose the number and it's a legendary number with [Robin] van Persie and Ole.”