Wout Weghorst just shone, helping the Netherlands beat Poland 2-1. Not long after, Christian Eriksen scored against Slovenia. The common point between them: they have played for and are playing for Manchester United.
The Netherlands had a tough match against Poland, but most importantly they got the three points they needed. And the hero of that victory was super-sub Wout Weghorst, who took just two minutes after coming on to score. Coach Ronald Koeman probably expected Weghorst to take advantage of his 1m97 height to score with a header. However, the striker born in 1992 broke the deadlock with a deft finish with his foot.
Weghorst was quite unlucky when he played for MU. He did not score any goals in 17 Premier League matches and only scored 2 goals in a total of 31 matches. But at the national team level, this striker is quite lucky when he scored 12 goals in 34 matches for the "Orange Storm". Notably, 7 of those goals were scored in the last 11 matches - a very impressive performance. Currently, Weghorst is still a Burnley player, but was loaned to Hoffenheim last season.
Not long after Weghorst shone for the Netherlands, it was Eriksen's turn to impress with Denmark. Three years after his cardiac arrest at EURO 2020, the 32-year-old midfielder has had his ups and downs. He was released by Inter Milan, "saved" by Brentford and then brought to Old Trafford by MU. His contract with the Red Devils still has 1 year left to run.
And when he returned at EURO 2024, Eriksen was still a real inspiration. Not only did he open the scoring with a technical and decisive move, he also repeatedly made Slovenia's goal wobble with precise crosses and daring crosses. Unfortunately, Denmark could not hold on to the victory after they were equalized by a rather unfortunate situation when Erik Janza's long-range shot hit a defender and changed direction.
At this EURO, MU has 8 players playing for the English national team (Luke Shaw, Kobbie Mainoo), Rasmus Hojlund, Christian Eriksen (Denmark), Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), McTominay (Scotland), and Altay Bayindir (Turkey). Hopefully, Eriksen's goal will be a positive signal for other MU players at EURO to continue to shine.
VN (according to Thethaovanhoa)