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Erik ten Hag speaking with Rasmus Hojlund amid Manchester United form
07.11.2023 - 20:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag has suggested Rasmus Hojlund's goalscoring record hinges on an improvement in Manchester United's performances.
Hojlund has scored three goals in 13 games and is without a goal in eight in the Premier League since his £72million transfer from Atalanta.
The 20-year-old has tallied three goals in three Champions League games but he has not registered for United since the 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray on October 3.
United have been criticised for settling on an unproven goalscorer in Hojlund rather than targeting a dependable goalscorer such as Harry Kane, who was Ten Hag's preferred pick. Kane has already plundered 20 goals for Bayern Munich and England this season.
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"I think he integrates very good," Ten hag said. "He's scored already three goals in the Champions League, it's very good for the integration period.
"As a team, we can be better in possession stuff, we can create more and better chances that will give our offensive players more opportunities to score goals.
"Social-wise, he integrates very good in the team and the club. From here on, he has to take it on and improve. That's the character from Rasmus, he wants to improve every day. It's lovely to work with him, such characters.
"He understands but, of course, we speak with him about [adapting] because he's still a young player but he's smart and he understands the situation, so he's aware of it.
"He wants to score goals and when he's not he's so keen to score the next game and he's working very hard in training to get his progress in."
Hojlund's club and international teammate Christian Eriksen added: "First and
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