Ten Hag hails ‘unstoppable’ Rashford as Man Utd move towards Wembley
Wout Weghorst has opened up on advice he received from Erik ten Hag upon moving to Manchester United earlier this month. The Netherlands international joined on loan from Burnley, having spent the first half of the campaign at Besiktas. And he’s already on a mission to earn a permanent move to Old Trafford at the end of the season.
Man Utd transfer news: Erik ten Hag gave Wout Weghorst advice before his arrival (Image: GETTY)
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"I've seen the first week and how big the club is, in everything, the facilities, the club, even the quality in the team and the way we're playing.
"There's a lot of quality in everything and that's something you look to work in, to be in a winning atmosphere.
"I think the first week went well and it's up to me to deliver and contribute and help the team as much as I can. I'm quite confident I can play a role in it.
"This is the situation now. It was for a loan, but this is a massive club, so I will try to do everything as good as I can and if it will work out it will be a good option.
"The manager told me to deliver and help the team. We were looking for a target man. That was something the club was looking for.
“They just wanted to add one - and now it's up to me to take my chances."
One player shining at United currently is Marcus Rashford.
The England international has netted 18 goals across all competitions, with 10 coming in his last 10 matches.
And Weghorst has revealed he’s struck up a positive rapport with the 25-year-old, saying: "He's delivering every week and you see it in training. He's got a lot of quality.
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Man Utd transfer news: Wout Weghorst opened his account during Nottingham Forest win (Image: GETTY)
"He's also a really good guy, a really open guy. He was the first one who came to me when I scored my goal.
"We have a good relationship. You see the qualities he has. He's extremely important for us, the way we play, he's a massive part of it."
In a separate interview after United’s win over Forest, Weghorst praised the result.
“It's a great result, a great first win in the first match, but of course now it’s a big opportunity to go to the final,” he said.
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Man Utd transfer news: Wout Weghorst was chosen by Erik ten Hag to replace Cristiano Ronaldo (Image: GETTY)
“There’s one match to go. If we play like we did in the second half where we were more calm on the ball, with more easy play, and just controlled the game, then I don’t see any reason to get in trouble next week.
“But of course, it’s a match and you saw in the first half, we have to deliver and do things well otherwise you can get in trouble.
“We were lucky with the 1-1 [Forest's equaliser] that was cancelled.
“We have to be ready and we have to be focused. You’re never allowed to give this away.”