Rasmus Hojlund giving Manchester United ‘exactly’ what is needed, says MUTV pundit

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Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund suddenly cannot stop scoring goals.

Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund is demonstrating his worth to Manchester United, scoring for a fifth consecutive Premier League game in a row.

Hojlund has 11 goals for the season now in all competitions, and at this stage of his debut season, he is performing at the level you would want him to be.

The 21-year-old has an outside chance to reach 20 goals before the season is over, a certainty if he continues at his current rate.

Rasmus Hojlund praised

Rasmus Hojlund scored Manchester United’s opening goal in the 2-1 win over Aston Villa, with Scott McTominay netting a late winner.

Former United defender Wes Brown spoke to MUTV after the game and told Matchday Review he is pleased with the Dane’s contribution.

While admitting it took longer than ideal for Hojlund to get going, he praised Hojlund’s movement and finishing.

Brown said: “He’s in the right positions, when he gets opportunities he puts in back of the net, its exactly what we wanted from him.”

Why United fans were not worried about Hojlund

There was a lot of noise from outside the club around Rasmus Hojlund when he wasn’t scoring goals, but the main concerns were that he was not being provided with enough chances, rather than him actually missing them.

Hojlund showed he knows where the net is in his first Premier League start, with a strike against Brighton disallowed after it was judged that Marcus Rashford carried the ball out of play. That could have changed everything for him and made his transition to English football a lot smoother.

He demonstrated his goalscoring ability in the Champions League, where he scored five goals in six matches.

If you can score like that in the Champions League, you can do it in the Premier League, and United just had to be patient, and wait for his first one to open the floodgates, and that is exactly what is happening right now.

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