Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim’s damning assessment of Patrick Dorgu and Diogo Dalot

Ruben Amorim has offered a scathing critique of Patrick Dorgu and Diogo Dalot’s performances this season as Manchester United continue to search for upgrades at wing-back.

The United manager has chopped and changed between Dorgu and Dalot at left wing-back this season but the poor form of both players has become a growing concern for Amorim.

Amorim said the pair had been “far from the best” and were not getting close to replicating in games the level they were showing in training. He also cited the marked difference between Dorgu’s displays for Denmark and those for United.

United are targeting central midfield reinforcements next year but it is understood Amorim would also like to strengthen at wing-back, even if there are no guarantees he could get what he wants in January with the club planning to do the majority of their business next summer.

Monday’s dismal 1-0 defeat to Everton, who played for 77 minutes with 10 men following Idrissa Gana Gueye’s red card, followed draws to Nottingham Forest and Tottenham, with Amorim saying there are “no excuses” not to beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

And the Portuguese has demanded far more from Dorgu, a £29m signing from Lecce in January, and Dalot than they are currently delivering.

“What I feel, when I see them training, is they are doing so much better than in games,” Amorim said. “Then Patrick, when I see him playing for the national team, he scored a great goal against Scotland [in Denmark’s 4-2 defeat].

“The decision that he made under pressure was completely different to the decisions that he is making in our team. So I just need to understand the context and try to help them. They are far from the best and they know it. So like a lot of players in our team, like myself, I just look at them and they have so much more to give.”