Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has defended striker Wout Weghorst despite scoring just one goal since his loan move to Old Trafford.
Weghorst has started United’s last six games since arriving from Burnley in January but has found the net just once in the 3-0 over Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup semifinal first leg.
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The 30-year-old was substituted before the hour mark against Crystal Palace on Saturday but he has been backed by Ten Hag, who insists the Dutchman is playing well.
“He is the one who makes players around him play better,” Ten Hag told a news conference on Friday.
“As a team we have to work better to anticipate his movements because his movements are good, quite a lot of times he was close. He had many good actions and already a lot of good contributions to our results.
“He will score, but in the meantime do the other stuff, do it good. It is about not scoring individual but scoring from the team and the team has to win. He is doing a very good job at this moment in several aspects of football.”
