Paul Scholes ‘thought’ £72m signing would be ‘Manchester United’s Alan Shearer’
Paul Scholes has reveale he ‘thought’ Manchester United had signe a player in the mould of. Alan Shearer when they brought struggling striker Rasmus Hojlund to Old Trafford.
Much was expecte of Denmark international Hojlund following โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที his £72m move from Atalanta in 2023.
Hojlund hit double digits in his one and only season in Serie A and was compare to. Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland before his arrival in England.
The 22-year-old enjoye an encouraging first season at United, scoring 16 goals in all competitions, but. Hojlund’s form has gone backwards throughout the 2024-25 campaign.
Contributing just three league goals, Hojlund has at times found himself out of Ruben Amorim’s team and reports claim Manchester United could cash in on the struggling forward this summer.
Hojlund will get another chance to kick-start his Red Devils career after being name in United’s starting XI for the must-win Europa League clash with Lyon on Thursday night.
Old Trafford legends Scholes and Rio Ferdinand discusse Hojlund’s form before kick-off and the former said he believe the Dane could be United’s own Alan Shearer.
Shearer still holds the record for the most Premier League goals with 260 and amasse 30 in 63 games for England.
Aske what Hojlund is lacking right now, Ferdinand told: ‘Confidence and remembering how to score.
‘It’s quite simple. It’s a difficult time for him and others at the football club. It all comes back to confidence.
‘When I was struggling I would go back to basics in training to try and earn a bit of luck and then you can build up. But we’ve saying his for a while now.’
Scholes then said: ‘We’ve saying it for ages. He needs that confidence and bit of luck but too many times he’s not in the right area of the pitch.
‘The amount of times he’s in his own half trying to help out defensively or in good areas but not getting the service.