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Manchester United have severely missed Rasmus Hojlund of their final three video games with the crew dropping two of these video games together with Sunday’s Manchester Derby.
The Dane was on hearth earlier than his muscle harm, scoring in six consecutive video games and usually impressing along with his hold-up play and exhausting work.
Ten Hag has been pressured to play Marcus Rashford there however the Mancunian’s physique language has been all unsuitable and the Dutchman have to be wishing for a fast restoration from the Denmark worldwide.
With Anthony Martial additionally sidelined, the membership do not need another specialist striker and regardless of solely not too long ago turning 21, he has already develop into an necessary member of the first-team squad.
Rasmus’ season up to now
The previous Atalanta starlet now has 13 targets in all competitions for the Purple Devils, the best among the many first crew squad, whereas additionally registering two assists.
He was on hearth within the Champions League the place he scored 5 occasions within the group phases and regardless of United’s exit, stays the joint second-top scorer within the competitors this season.
However the £64 million summer time arrival actually struggled within the Premier League, not scoring in his first 14 video games which led to elevated criticism.
With an analogous sounding surname to 1 Erling Haaland, the comparisons have been ramped up even additional however the youthful of the 2 has actually began to point out his mettle in latest weeks.
His shows in February led to a nomination for the Participant of the Month award and his Metropolis counterpart, as soon as a United goal, has now come out and praised Hojlund for not giving up throughout his sticky patch.
Praise from Haaland
“His begin was a bit exhausting, he has acquired significantly better and after we performed them he was good,” the scorer of the third derby aim advised reporters earlier than Metropolis’s Champions League conflict towards FC Copenhagen, the place Hojlund had performed earlier in his profession.
“He’s younger, like me, I’m not the youngest anymore however nonetheless younger. He has to maintain on creating as a striker for Manchester United it’s important to rating targets as nicely.”
The Dane is his personal man and should make a reputation for himself and present why the 20-time English giants determined to splurge such an enormous quantity on him in the summertime.
However Ten Hag has been pressured to depend on him much more than he would have appreciated. Hojlund wants help and INEOS want to assist with that.
