Diogo Dalot has assured Manchester United fans Jose Mourinho will secure Champions League football next season.
Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal leaves United eight points adrift of the top four and keeps the pressure on their embattled manager.
But Dalot is adamant Mourinho will turn their season around despite growing uncertainty his position.
The £19m summer signing from Porto said: “Jose Mourinho brings all his experience and knowledge of the game to us all, not just me. He is one of the best coaches ever and for me it is a dream come true to be alongside him and to learn from him.
“As a team we need to develop every single game. The spirit and fight is there and we will get there.
“We sleep thinking about getting into the top four and we wake thinking about getting into the top four. For sure we will get there.
“It is our main goal for now to get into the top for and I think are will get there.
“We are improving and we are fighting to get results and I think we are getting better and better.”
Dalot impressed on his first Premier League start against Arsenal, with Mourinho declaring United had found their right back for the next 10 years.
The 19-year-old said: “I feel ready now for a run in the side and as long as the coach needs me I will be ready for him.
“There were no nerves. I needed to be prepared for these kind of games and to play these kind of games and the Premier League and I was very confident.
“I would be more happy if we had won the game but I’m very happy to have played my first 90 minutes in Premier League football and am looking forward to more.
“I have been following the Premier League since I can remember, since I first watched football and to be able to see from the stands for a while and then get onto the pitch it has all been good experience for me.
“It has been very good for me.
“It is the best league in the world. The intensity of the game and the pace is different to anywhere. It is the best football to play in. I need to enjoy this kind of game.
“For me it was a big achievement today.
“I needed to adapt considering the team I’m now playing in, the coach and the league I am playing in but I think my game can adapt and get my game together here and settle down. With the help of my team mates, the coach and the fans I think I will be improving a lot here.”
United face Fulham on Saturday aiming to end a run of four games in the Premier League without a win.
“Fulham is a big game now,” added Dalot. “One of the things I have noticed in England is that there are no weak games in the Premier League. There is no game in which you can relax.
“We need the points to climb the table.”
