Wout Weghorst following Cristiano Ronaldo template at Man Utd after January transfer

Wout Weghorst wants to join Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic and become a mega-professional.

Manchester United s new loanee has assembled his own personal backroom team to reach his goal - claiming he is in the best form of his career. Weghorst arrived at Old Trafford from Turkey earlier this month on the back of a solid show at the World Cup where he was described as a fool by Lionel Messi when the Dutch were defeated on penalties by eventual winners Argentina in the quarter-finals.

But the 30-year-old is clearly nobodys fool after raising his game with the help of a mini-army of fellow professionals behind him. And the good news is that Weghorst believes he is hitting his peak.

He said: You can see from my stats that Im in the best period of my career so far - I see this as just the start. Im convinced that everything you put into your career comes back to you. By working hard with good people around you.