Diogo Dalot

Dalot switches between right back and left back for Manchester United without ever looking like a makeshift option, timing his forward runs to arrive just after a winger has already dragged a defender out of position. That late arrival opens gaps a winger running alone would rarely create. Defensively he tucks inside during transitions, covering the space a recognised centre back would usually take instead.

The question with a player this adaptable is whether he ever settles into one job long enough to master it fully. United's changing shape has used him at right back, left back, and inside a back three within the same year, and he rarely complains. That may be simple professionalism, or it may mean nobody has settled on his best position yet. Watch which role he keeps for a long run of matches, because that is the one the club trusts him in most.