Paul Scholes aims brutal dig at Wout Weghorst after the Man Utd striker’s candid confession
Paul Scholes insists Wout Weghorst is not good enough to play for Manchester United following Sunday’s 7-0 thrashing against Liverpool.
The decision to take Weghorst to Old Trafford in January raised eyebrows after the Dutchman failed to make an impact in the Premier League with Burnley last season, but the striker has been praised on more than one occasion by Erik ten Hag for his movement and pressing ability. .
Weghorst has scored just one goal in 14 appearances since joining the club, and it was no surprise to see him substituted just before the hour mark on Sunday after failing to make an impact at Anfield.
Many other pundits, including Richard Keys, have booted Weghorst in recent weeks – and now Scholes has seen enough. Speaking after the match on Sunday, he told Premier League Productions: “Weghorst is in the team to be a defender, really.
“You talk about a Manchester United No.10 or a centre-forward, he’s in the team to defend. He’s a guy who runs and rambles and everyone likes to play with him because he does that. But quality-wise too you have to have a certain level of quality to playing for Man United… it doesn’t exist.”
Scholes’ brutal verdict comes less than two weeks after Weghorst admitted he needs to improve his goalscoring streak to stay in the Manchester United team.
Weghorst has spent most of his career playing as a No.9 but has found himself operating in a deeper role behind Marcus Rashford in recent weeks. Speaking after he failed again in United’s dramatic second-leg win against Barcelona in the Europa League, he emphasized he still has to master the No.10 position – before also admitting he needs to find form in front of goal.
He said: “Of course, I’ve played in a few different positions, it’s new for me too. What can I bring to the team? I expect a lot of energy, I expect belief. Of course, I’m someone who puts a lot of effort against the ball also, try to get high pressure on opponent, free people around me.
“Of course, let myself go free as well and score goals so that’s definitely a point we need to improve on, because I know I can bring that to the team as well. It’s something that so far hasn’t gone the way we want, the way we want. we planned it, but overall I’m just someone who gives everything for the team with a lot of energy and tries to win all the trophies we are still capable of.”