The Dutchman's passion and effort means he will be remembered fondly by United fans, even despite his lack of quality and goals
When Victor Lindelof buried his penalty to seal Manchester United's shootout victory over Brighton in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium, he was naturally mobbed by his team-mates.
But as the majority of players ran towards the Swede in front of the goal where the penalties had been taken and which the Brighton fans were behind, Wout Weghorst went the other way.
With all the energy of Usain Bolt in an Olympic final, the Dutchman sprinted towards the other end of the pitch where the United fans were and performed an epic knee slide.
After a couple of fist pumps in front of the fans, he headed straight back towards the rest of the squad to join in the celebrations.
But fans don't forget moments like that, and the gesture showed why, for all his technical shortcomings, Weghorst will be remembered fondly for his spell with the club.
No matter what happens in the final against Manchester City, the striker and supporters will always have this moment under the arch.
Getty ImagesComposure from the spot
Given Weghorst has only scored two goals in 24 appearances for United and is still yet to find the net in the Premier League, many fans were dreading the thought of him taking him penalty in the shootout.
There was even more pressure on him given it was sudden death and Brighton had scored the first penalty, meaning a miss would have ended United's FA Cup journey there and then.
But just as in the Netherlands' penalty shootout against Argentina in the World Cup, Weghorst kept his cool from the spot.
And against Brighton he was the picture of calm, sending Robert Sanchez the wrong way and rolling the ball along the floor into the net.
Whoever said the 6'6 striker was a donkey?
AdvertisementGettyThe kiss of death
What Weghorst did next was equally pivotal.
He grabbed the ball after scoring and gave it a knowing kiss. He then presented it to Solly March, the only United player to hand the ball to the next Brighton taker during the whole shootout.
David de Gea also did his part in psyching out the midfielder by having a quiet word with him before taking it.
No matter how minimal Weghorst and De Gea's actions might seem, they clearly had some kind of impact, as March ballooned his penalty over the bar.
Lindelof became United's hero when he placed the decisive spot-kick into the top corner of the net, but do not underestimate Weghorst's role in the shootout victory.
Getty ImagesGalvanising the crowd
Weghorst's knee slide was not the only time he had sought to rev up United's fans during the game.
Deep into extra-time, he drew a foul from compatriot Joel Veltman by the corner flag, winning a dangerous free-kick.
He did not waste the opportunity to get in the faces of United's fans, imploring them to make some noise for what was a good scoring chance.
As it happened, Marcel Sabitzer wasted the opportunity, sending the free-kick high across the box and away to safety for Brighton.
Getty ImagesAn improvement on Martial – for once
Weghorst started his first 19 matches forUnited after cutting short his loan spell at Besiktas to head to Old Trafford.
His ability to retain his place in the starting line up despite offering not much of a goal threat confused a lot of United fans, and the truth was he was only remained in the team because Anthony Martial was still recovering from injury.
Since the Frenchman has returned to full fitness, Weghorst has not started a game, and the harsh truth is that Martial makes the team much better than the Dutchman. He can hold the ball up better, makes more intelligent passes and is far more likely to score.
However, Martial was terrible against Brighton. He lacked energy, his passing was sloppy and he missed the target with his one chance.
With Brighton having 60 percent of possession, this was a game which suited Weghorst far more than Martial, and the Dutchman was far more effective than his fellow striker in the 19 minutes he was on the pitch.