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Dan Brown

Manchester United forward Wout Weghorst given brutal new nickname by teammates thanks to Lionel Messi

Lisandro Martinez has admitted that Manchester United's players jokingly call Wout Weghorst 'bobo' following Lionel Messi’s criticism of the striker during the World Cup.

Weghorst, who signed for United on loan from Burnley in January, featured for the Netherlands in a fiery World Cup clash with Argentina in Qatar. The South American side came out on top in the bad-tempered clash, which saw 15 yellow cards handed out by referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz.

The game went to penalties after an entertaining 2-2 draw in normal time, with Weghorst coming off the bench to score twice for Louis van Gaal's side. After the clash, Paris Saint-Germain star Messi was seen arguing with the Netherlands manager and his assistant Edgar Davids.

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