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Man Utd right-back Diogo Dalot has treatment on hip injury in China (BBC)

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Manchester United right-back Diogo Dalot has received treatment at Chinese club Shanghai SIPG for a hip injury.

The Portuguese, 20, has been sidelined since pre-season and subsequently visited Shanghai's sports injury expert Eduardo Santos.

Santos was dubbed a "miracle-working physiotherapist" in France after helping then-PSG defender David Luiz recover from a hamstring tear in 2015.

Dalot arrived on 29 August for 10 days of treatment, Shanghai SIPG confirmed.

Dalot made 23 first-team appearances in his debut season but faces competition for his place following the £50m summer acquisition of Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

He was described as the "best young full-back in Europe" by then-manager Jose Mourinho after arriving at Old Trafford from Porto for £19m in June 2018.