Manchester United forward Rasmus Hojlund didn’t hold back in his criticism of a teammate during their 1-0 victory over Fulham in the Premier League.
Ruben Amorim celebrated his fourth league win since taking over from Erik ten Hag, thanks to Lisandro Martinez’s deflected goal in a lackluster match at Craven Cottage.
Fulham came close with efforts from Alex Iwobi and Rodrigo Munez, but Toby Collyer’s crucial goal-line clearance secured the win for United. ..Continue Reading
Amad thought he had doubled the lead late on, but VAR disallowed his goal for offside.
Despite the win, United fans remain worried with only a few days left in the January transfer window, and Ramus Hojlund’s performance did little to ease their concerns.
The Danish international struggled against Marco Silva’s side and was substituted in the 58th minute for Joshua Zirkzee.
Hojlund failed to register a shot, had only 21 touches, and lost possession 11 times. Additionally, the £72m signing won none of his six aerial duels.
According to Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst, Hojlund berated his teammate Andre Onana for repeatedly delivering high passes in his direction.
To make matters worse, Hojlund has now failed to score in 36 of his 48 league appearances, fueling speculation that Amorim may look to sign Sporting Lisbon forward Viktor Gyokeres in the summer.
In his post-match press conference, Amorim acknowledged a ‘disconnect’ between the 21-year-old and his teammates but expressed confidence in Hojlund’s ability to regain his form.
He said: “He works really hard and you can see sometimes without training there is a disconnection. We can explain but without training sometimes it goes away when it should be near. Sometimes he goes near when he should make a run.
“We don’t have time to create that connection, we don’t train these kind of things, we just talk about these things and he has a lot to improve like the teammates. Sometimes you have a good game, and another day you cannot have a good performance.
“The important thing is I see every day he wants (it) really badly, he wants to train a little bit more at the end of training and that is the best thing to improve.
“But as a footballer – and he is a young guy – sometimes you have to understand that you have a bad game but you have to continue to go to the next.”
Manchester United are back in action against FCSB in the Europa League on Thursday.
