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Man Utd Star: My Job Is To Be Annoying

Man Utd Star: My Job Is To Be Annoying

BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 16: Wout Weghorst of Manchester United during the UEFA Europa League match between FC Barcelona v Manchester United at the Spotify Camp Nou on February 16, 2023 in Barcelona Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)

Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst has explained his new role in the team after the draw against Barcelona.

Weghorst joined the Red Devils on loan from Burnley in the January transfer window following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Netherlands international has played as the number nine since his arrival, but coach Erik ten Hag has deployed the player in the number 10 role against Leeds United and now Barcelona.

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"This was a game at a high level. Last week I got into that position for the first time during the match in the last half hour," Weghorst told ESPN. 

"I think he (Ten Hag) was satisfied because I heard that I would play in midfield. It is very important for them to shift the game, my job was to constantly get in their way and be annoying there so that they don't get into their game and can play the way they like to do. 

"And to be able to make my depth actions offensively from the second line, because they are vulnerable in that. You saw that in the first half."

The Red Devils will be back in Premier League action on Sunday when they host Leicester City at Old Trafford.

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