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Daily Mirror
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Freddie Keighley

Wout Weghorst given brutal nickname by Man Utd teammate after Lionel Messi feud

The Manchester United dressing room has not allowed Wout Weghorst to move on from his heated altercation with Lionel Messi, with one teammate branding him "bobo" after the World Cup row.

Weghorst, 30, who joined United on loan from Burnley in the January transfer window, was on the receiving end of a savage put-down from Messi, 35, after the ill-tempered quarter-final between Netherlands and Argentina. 15 cards were dished out and it took penalties to separate the teams at Lusail Stadium back in early December, with La Albiceleste victorious in the shootout.

Argentina had looked certain to progress to the semi-finals with a 2-0 lead in regular time, but Weghorst came off the bench to score twice. Ultimately, his heroic double was not enough to send the Oranje through, but the limelight remained on the towering striker long after the final whistle.

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