Gary Neville makes bold Wout Weghorst claim

Weghorst has scored twice for Man United

Weghorst has started 19 games in all competitions this season and has scored two goals since joining on loan from Burnley in January.

The Dutchman was brought in after Ronaldo left the club by mutual consent in November following his explosive television interview with Piers Morgan.

Since the arrival of the forward, United have won 12 of the 19 games Weghorst has played in whereas with Ronaldo, United had only won nine games and scored 23 team goals, 14 less than what Erik ten Hag's side have scored with Weghorst playing.

Speaking on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football, Neville made the claim that the Red Devils are actually better with the 30-year-old instead of Ronaldo.

"Since Sunday that seems to have been a moment, he has played basically every moment since coming in," he said.

"I called him a placeholder because United didn't invest in a striker United would want.

"This experiment has to stop, Weghorst has to come out, it can no longer go on, the reason he continues to play and why Ronaldo is no longer at the club, you see his 19 starts against Ronaldo's 19 starts.

"Weghorst has 12 wins, four draws, three defeats, he has only scored two goals but the team has scored 37 goals, with Ronaldo it was 19 starts, they won three less games, drawn three, lost four more with him in the team, he scored 11 but the team itself only scored 23, they are massive differences.

"It is the strangeness of football is having a player who isn't good enough to be a Manchester United forward but has brought more profit to the team. I believe he (Ronaldo) is the greatest player of all time."

Neville also added that Weghorst isn't "fit to lace Ronaldo's boots."

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