Piers Morgan attempted to call out Wout Weghorst 19 minutes into the Carabao Cup final, he ate his words

Piers Morgan attempted to slam Manchester United forward Wout Weghorst early into the Carabao Cup final with Newcastle United with a comparison to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Around 19 minutes into the game, Talk TV host Morgan wasn't impressed with the performance of Weghorst, who is yet to find his goalscoring boots at Old Trafford.

The club were left with no choice but to terminate his contract, with Ronaldo officially joining Saudi Arabia outfit Al Nassr last month.

Morgan decided to bring Ronaldo up as Weghorst once again struggled to find the back of the net against Newcastle. He tweeted: "Manchester United fans trying to pretend they’d rather have Weghorst up front than Ronaldo is hilarious. He’s dreadful."

United then managed to go ahead through Casemiro before Weghorst played vital role in the second. He danced through the Newcastle defence before threading the ball through to Marcus Rashford. The in-form attacker scuffed his shot but it managed to hit Botman and float over Loris Karius.

Morgan did try to take a small victory from Weghorst not getting an official assist. He tweeted in reply to fans laughing at him: "The assist was Rashford, it was an own goal."

Supporters on social media still didn't let Morgan off, who they claimed is now shifting the goalposts after an upturn in form since Ronaldo's departure.

One person tweeted: "Since Ronaldo left and Weghorst came in United have been so much better and the results prove it. He runs more, holds the ball up better and presses defenders."

Another put: "He's begging at this point fr."

Someone added: "Let Ronaldo go. He's gone."

While someone said: "Thanks for that interview mate. You changed the course of our season."