Wout Weghorst’s attempt to explain his action of touching the “This is Anfield” sign did not sit well with numerous Manchester United fans.
The 30-year-old striker who Is currently on loan from Burnley has struggled during his time at Manchester United so far, only scoring 1 goal in all competitions.
You can watch the footage below of the Dutch striker touching the Anfield sign:
Weghorst???🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/brEdW4oqaW
— george (@StokeyyG2) March 7, 2023
Wout Weghorst stated that he was attempting to provoke and ‘wind up’ his national teammate Virgil van Dijk, but this explanation was met with criticism from supporters of the Red Devils.
Of course, Twitter has reacted to this, some in defence of the striker, others not so much.
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— Harry 🇬🇧💫 (@utdHarryy) March 7, 2023
Virgil is already past the sign and walking out towards the pitch pic.twitter.com/MOMdc1q9gb
We just got hammered 7-0 by Liverpool.
— Kattia Olsen 🇳🇴 (@kattia_olsen1) March 7, 2023
Liverpool fan and crap Burnley loan signing Weghorst touched the iconic sign as he left the stadium. We know it’s a dream for Liverpool fans to touch it
Unforgivable….He should never play for Utd AGAIN 🤬#mufc #ManUtd #manunited 🥰 pic.twitter.com/xinq0ghqzi
What do you make of the incident? Unfair criticism or genuine malice?
