Wout Weghorst relishes silencing the doubters. Can he do it at United?

Dutch striker failed to crack the Premier League with Burnley but gets a second chance after loan move to Old Trafford.

WOUT TO PROVE A POINT: Wout Weghorst of Manchester United in action during a first team training session at Carrington Training Ground on January 15, 2023 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Last January Wout Weghorst was on his way to the Premier League to replace a club talisman who could not resist the allure of Saudi Arabian money. This winter he is doing exactly the same. For Chris Wood at Burnley read Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United, and Weghorst is unlikely to suffer from imposter syndrome.

The striker, who could make his United debut at Crystal Palace on Wednesday, arrived at Turf Moor with an impressive record in the Bundesliga at Wolfsburg and in his native Netherlands, scoring at a rate of one goal every two games for much of his career. At Burnley things did not work out as he hoped. He got two goals in 20 league appearances on his way to ending the season as a Championship player, at which point he announced he wanted to leave and joined Besiktas for a successful loan.