Dumped by United, Forlan now one of Spain’s best

VILLARREAL striker Diego Forlan is being hailed as one of the best forwards in Spain just six months after being off-loaded by Premiership side Manchester United for his inability to hit the back of the net.

It may come as a surprise to many fans at Old Trafford, who saw the Uruguayan international fail to hold down a regular first-team place after struggling for so long to score his first goal for the Red Devils. But it has been a different story since he joined the Primera Liga club in the summer.

He scored on his debut for his new employers against champions Valencia and since then, Forlan has scored nine more goals to make him the third highest goalscorer in the league behind Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o and Ronaldo of Real Madrid.