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Rasmus Hojlund has received Manchester United’s ‘Aim of the Month’ award for January, making it back-to-back wins for the Dane.
The 20-year-old’s strike – in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur within the pulsating 2-2 draw at Outdated Trafford – was topped this month’s greatest objective by the membership’s fanbase.
Supporters have been requested to vote for his or her favorite from ten strikes this month, with candidates from the lads’s, ladies’s and youth groups put ahead. It was a landslide, nonetheless, with Hojlund’s effort receiving 47% of vote.
The Dane’s closest rivals have been Diogo Dalot (in opposition to Wigan Athletic) and Kobbie Mainoo (in opposition to Newport County).
It marks consecutive wins for the Danish striker after he picked up December’s award following his decisive winner in opposition to Aston Villa on Boxing Day. The membership introduced Hojlund’s award on their web site.
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Hojlund’s objective opened proceedings within the essential sport in opposition to Spurs after simply three minutes.
He picked up the ball after Marcus Rashford had dribbled right into a defender, making two deft touches to get it out of his toes, earlier than unleashing a rocket along with his left-foot into the highest nook. The ball flew previous Guillermo Vicario – Spurs’ primary – earlier than the Italian may correctly react.
It was a incredible end; the kind which demonstrates precisely why the membership have been ready to spend £72 million on a comparatively inexperienced ahead in the summertime.
It’s additionally a objective which underscores the place each Hojlund and United have struggled this season.
Rashford’s foray into the field ignored Hojlund at first. It was solely after the England worldwide misplaced the ball, after not linking with the Dane, that Hojlund was in a position to trend the possibility for himself.
Later within the half, Rashford made the same burst into the Spurs field. This time, nonetheless, he performed the ball into Hojlund, who promptly fed it straight again to Rashford, who then stroked the ball into the far nook past the attain of Vicario. It was a comparably wonderful objective, facilitated by Hojlund’s link-up play, and Rashford’s willingness to search out his workforce mate within the field.
But this willingness to feed Hojlund has been starkly missing this season.
The 20-year-old striker has scored eight occasions for United. Solely three of those targets have been supplied by way of assists by his workforce mates. The remaining – as this month’s winner was – have been made by Hojlund himself, nearly in spite of his fellow gamers, somewhat than due to.
The Peoples Particular person have defined this difficulty in better element right here, nevertheless it’s no shock United have struggled for targets this season when the workforce should not provide their beginning centre-forward any semblance of constant service. Solely Burnley and Sheffield United have scored fewer targets than Ten Hag’s facet within the league.
Regardless of this lack of service, Hojlund has scored eight targets and received back-to-back Aim of the Month awards within the course of. Simply think about what the Dane could possibly be able to if supplied the identical variety of alternatives as Darwin Nunez!
