“He needs help” Man Utd forwards criticized for poor Rasmus Hojlund form

The Danish striker has struggled to find his best form at United since completing a summer move from Atalanta.

Rasmus Hojlund must be helped by his Manchester United teammates as he tries to find his place in Erik ten Hag’s plans.

United signed Hojlund on a £72m transfer from Atalanta in the summer transfer window, hoping to add a reliable striker to their ranks. The Denmark international, however, has failed to live up to expectations in his first few months at the club.

Having made nine Premier League appearances, Hojlund is yet to score his first goal in the competition. The 20-year-old has made a total of only 14 shots, indicating that he might need to be involved in more goalscoring situations.

Speaking on Hojlund’s start at Old Trafford, Scholes told the Webby & O’Neill YouTube channel: “There is a lot of pressure on the kid. You think of the teams Manchester United have had, they’ve always had three or four centre-forwards who can score 25, 30 goals.

“They’ve almost got one now, who is a 20-year-old kid who has come without a real proven goalscoring track record. He needs help.

“Fernandes needs to play in that No.10 position more, he needs to get closer to him, he needs to help him, he needs to try and find some kind of partnership while the pressure is on him.”

The United legend added: “You’ve got Marcus Rashford who just wants to cut inside and shoot, you’ve got Antony playing at times, (Alejandro) Garnacho, they’re almost trying to be goalscoring wide players – who, at the minute, aren’t scoring goals. But they don’t provide crosses either.”