“My journey has been…”: Heavily criticised United star rakes up PL milestone, joins exclusive list

Manchester United clinched a brilliant come-from-behind win against recent bogey side Crystal Palace on Sunday that catapulted them to seventh in the Premier League table. Apart from the three points, Ruben Amorim will be delighted with the performance of several under-fire stars, who managed to silence their critics. Joshua Zirkzee, who started for only the second time, scored a fantastic leveller, while Mason Mount popped up to score the winner while also completing 90 minutes for the Red Devils for the first time in the league. Diogo Dalot has also been the subject of a lot of criticism, partly due to the way Amorim has utilised him. With Patrick Dorgu struggling, the Portugal international has been shunted out to the left wingback position. 150 caps and counting The 26-year-old is right-footed and he inevitably looks to cut in, which usually gets read by opposition defenders. And he lacks the attacking instincts of a natural wingback as he is more of a traditional wingback. But against the Eagles, he looked sharper and won a 100 percent of his tackles as well as his aerial duels (via sofascore). He also notched up 150 Premier League appearances for the 20-time English league champions. RankPlayerPremier League Apps for Man Utd (verified) 1Cristiano Ronaldo236 2Bruno Fernandes208 3Diogo Dalot150 4Nani147 The ex-Porto ace was delighted with the achievement. “Reaching 150 appearances is a source of pride for playing at the highest level for so many years.” “I’m very happy to reach this beautiful milestone in the biggest league in the world. I’m enjoying every moment,” he was quoted as saying by the club website. Diogo Dalot joins exclusive list “My journey has been one of constant growth as both a man and a player, and I’m proud of what I’ve achieved, knowing that I’m only 26 and still have so much more to accomplish in my career.” Diogo Dalot now joins an exclusive list, becoming the 41st United star to reach this particular milestone and the 13th Portuguese star to breach the 150-cap mark in the English top flight. In fact, he is now the third highest among his Portuguese United peers, even ahead of club legend Nani, who finished with 147 caps. The United No.2 is expected to keep his place for the upcoming league game against West Ham on Thursday. Feature image Julian Finney via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Ayantan Chowdhury After failing to become a professional footballer, Ayantan switched to the next best thing: writing about the greatest football club in the world. He has extensive sports journalism experience, having worked for over 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25