Erik ten Hag must scrap his surprise Manchester United experiment

Erik ten Hag briefly confused Manchester United's away support and journalists in the press box at Elland Road in February.

With the scoreline 0-0 against Leeds, he moved Wout Weghorst, who had started as a striker, to attacking midfield, which meant Marcus Rashford played down the middle, Bruno Fernandes was on the right and Alejandro Garnacho was on the left.

It was bizarre seeing Weghorst playing as a No.10 but it worked. The deadlock was broken through Rashford in the 80th minute and the game was killed off shortly after when Garnacho burst down the left to rifle a shot past Illan Meslier.

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The three points were secured and the idea of playing Weghorst in attacking midfield was vindicated. He's since played that role on multiple other occasions, but it's a damning indictment that he's been gradually distanced from the opposition's goal.

Weghorst is a striker who struggles to score. He's scored just two goals this season - both were rebounds - and that's the same tally he produced for Burnley during his other stint in the Premier League, suggesting that's around his level.

Although he was only ever going to be a stop-gap loan signing, he's failed to provide a threat in front of goal and it's understood the club are not planning to make a permanent offer for him this summer, which is hardly a surprise.

Weghorst has lacked quality, but he's not lacked commitment, to his credit. He candidly described his failure to score for the Netherlands in the last international break as 's***' , although the same expletive can't be used for his work rate.

The obvious problem is Manchester United need players of quality, not just players who work hard. Weghorst