The 20-year-old experienced a challenging beginning to his tenure at Old Trafford, enduring 14 Premier League matches without a goal since his £72 million ($90m) transfer from Atalanta in the summer. Ten Hag disclosed that the striker was becoming “frustrated and irritated” during this period. Nonetheless, following his breakthrough against Aston Villa, he has now netted in three consecutive top-flight games, elevating his season tally across all competitions to nine.
When questioned about Hojlund’s mindset amid the tough initiation, Ten Hag remarked [via Manchester United], “Aye, he is a great character, always keeps going. He always wants to improve. And you see now the team is better and the team is more stable, now we serve the front line better and that he starts scoring. You see there’s something growing with Rashy [Marcus Rashford], with [Alejandro] Garnacho, with Bruno [Fernandes] in the back, also other players from the second and the third line. So he’s coming more in the position to score.”
“But I can tell you, it’s not easy for a striker when you have high expectations from yourself. Also, I think the outside world has high expectations to fulfil that, and when it’s not working, of course, that is the character every striker needs. He gets angry, he gets mad when he’s not scoring but also that’s why we selected him.”
“He has the resilience and the calmness, and to perform under that stress. He doesn’t have any moment that he wants to give up. No, he keeps going every time. He keeps going to put him in the right position. I’m happy that he is now starting to score. Also, that counts for many players for these young players. I think there’s a lot of space for improvement but he is still now on very good levels.”
Presently, the Red Devils occupy eighth place in the league, trailing Tottenham Hotspur in fifth by nine points. They will rely on Hojlund’s scoring streak as they battle fiercely to secure a spot in the Champions League next season. The top four positions are currently held by Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Aston Villa, with Spurs in close pursuit.
The Red Devils will face sixth-placed West Ham tonight at Old Trafford. A victory would propel them above the London club and Brighton into fifth place.
Rasmus Højlund
Rasmus Winther Højlund
DenmarkThis season he played in total 17 times for 1210 minutes for Premier League.
Rasmus Højlund scored 3 goals for Manchester United. He procured two assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 8th in Premier League. In the last match Manchester United won 4-3 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The next match in Premier League will be against West Ham United.
Manchester United performance and stats
Manchester United
Manchester United is currently 8th in the Premier League with 35 points.
In the last 22 games, it has won 11 times, drawn twice, and lost 9 times. In its last match, Manchester United won 3-4 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 28 goals and conceding 32.
Manchester United will play the next match in Premier League against West Ham United on Sunday 4th of February in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester United winning the match.
