'He's living for it' - Wout Weghorst explains Erik ten Hag passion at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United handed out more than 33,000 souvenir scarves to fans before the Carabao Cup final, but nobody looked as proud to have one around their neck as Wout Weghorst as he departed Wembley.
The United players filed out of the national stadium in club tracksuits. Some had shirts in bags. Jadon Sancho carried a boombox, Lisandro Martinez held the trophy under his arm.
But Weghorst was the only one wearing one of the scarves that will forever be associated with the first trophy of the Erik ten Hag era.
There is the promise of more to follow, maybe as soon as the next couple of months. If Ten Hag is as successful as the travelling Stretford End believes he will be then this late February day against Newcastle may be just a footnote in history. READ MORE: United have done what great teams do in the space of four days If that is the narrative that follows then Weghorst may be the last answer in the quiz question when it comes to naming the first team to win a trophy for Ten Hag, but on this day it meant as much to the loanee as to any other player in that squad.
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