Manchester United winger Memphis Depay credited assistant manager
Ryan Giggs with helping him rediscover his form after scoring his first
goal since late September in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League win over
Watford.
Memphis joined United in June from Dutch side PSV
Eindhoven after finishing the season as the Dutch league's top scorer
with 22 goals.
He made a promising start at Old Trafford, making 13 appearances in a row but he suffered a dip in form.
Memphis
made his first league appearance on Saturday after being substituted at
halftime during the 3-0 loss to Arsenal on October 4.
The
21-year-old, who was named in the starting line-up largely due to
injuries to key strikers Anthony Martial and Wayne Rooney, made the most
of the chance and scored after just 11 minutes, volleying home an Ander
Herrera cross.
"I think every young player goes through things
but I keep training and enjoy the training sessions," Memphis told the
club's website.
"The stuff (I am learning) has stuck with me and
Ryan Giggs has given me good advice and I've been working on some things
with him.
"You need that backing and you need to back yourself
and train well, and of course all the help is great to get through
difficult times.
"I like to score goals. It was important for me to score a goal when I got a chance. I was happy."
The win saw United briefly go on top of the table but were leapfrogged by Leicester City by the end of the day.
Youngster Jesse Lingard said the last-gasp win over Watford signalled a statement of intent to the other title contenders.
"It's
a bit of a statement to the other teams, who will look at this and see
we've won. It puts a bit more pressure on them, but it's a good feeling
to be back up there," Lingard said.
"There are a lot of games
coming up, we've got a lot of injuries at the moment and have to adapt
to that, I thought we did that well today. As long as we win as many
games as we can over Christmas, I think we'll be fine."
United
will be looking to seal their progress to the next round of the
Champions League when they take on PSV at home on Wednesday.
Monday, November 23, 2015
Memphis thanks Giggs for guidance
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