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Wout Weghorst confirms Manchester United completed pre-match team aim vs Real Betis
11.03.2023 - 20:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Wout Weghorst says Manchester United gave the reaction they had aimed to produce against Real Betis following the 7-0 drubbing by Liverpool last weekend.
A classy 4-1 win over the Spaniards on Thursday night in the Europa League helped heal some of the wounds inflicted by the huge defeat at Anfield, with Weghorst scoring his long-awaited first Old Trafford goal.
The Dutchman fired in his first goal in 12 matches after a Scott McTominay shot was parried into his path on 82 minutes to cap a successful night for Erik ten Hag’s side. Speaking about the goal afterwards, the attacker admitted his ecstatic reaction showed how much the strike meant to him.
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"Yeah, I think you could [see] it [in the celebration]," he told club media. "But yeah, [it was a] great feeling and of course, I had to wait a long time for it - too long. [I'm] really happy and at the end I got my goal, so that was a great feeling with the stadium in front of the Stretford End, it was special."
Weghorst had a first-half goal ruled out for offside but when his hard work was rewarded with the goal, his United teammates showed their appreciation for the striker in their celebration.
Weghorst said the whole squad had made a vow to produce a reaction in the home tie against Betis to try and recover from their humiliation last weekend. “Yeah [we had to bounce back with a win]," the 30-year-old said. "It was the only thing [in our minds], actually.
"That was what we wanted - to give a reaction after the defeat that was of course is not acceptable. It was not our level, not our standards and definitely something we should avoid and have to avoid for the future.
"So yeah, we were really [happy] to get a
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