Striker is not everyone’s cup of tea but he has impressed Erik ten Hag with his hunger, speed and big-match temperament
out Weghorst at Manchester United: when his loan from Burnley expires in the close season, should he stay or should he go? For the 30-year-old’s naysayers there is zero debate. They characterise him as the 6ft 6in one-paced target man of stereotype, continually hoping for any given contest to slow down. That Weghorst is a kind of Dutch Peter Crouch, except with fewer goals, as he has managed two in 18 United appearances.
Yet Ten Hag continues to trust him. The 18 appearances are starts in all of United’s games since Weghorst was registered in mid-January and he does show flashes of the football desired, with cute, off-the-front play – either from his usual No 9 berth or when fielded at 10. “He’s taking up good positions, in his linkup play he’s doing well and is making the right movements, making space for others. And he’s also good at set plays. So he is really contributing to the team. Since Christmas we have played 25 games and lost two games and he played almost all, so he is really part of the success.”
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