Rasmus Hojlund is yet to score a goal in the Premier League.
The Danish forward is currently the top goalscorer of this season’s Champions League having scored five goals so far in the competition.
But the youngster is yet to score or assist in the Premier league since his big-money move to Manchester United this summer.
Hojlund started in the weekend tie against Luton Town, missed a sitter and was later substituted with a hamstring problem toward the end of the game.
Club legend Paul Scholes has defended the striker despite his recent struggles and expects more service from his teammates.
Scholes said: ‘He’s a big strong lad with pace, he looks to me like he has everything to be a top-class centre-forward.
‘I think he’s got the movement to do it, he missed a really good chance on Saturday [vs Luton], it was in a little bit of an awkward position for him.
‘There is a lot of pressure on the kid. You think of the teams Manchester United have had, they’ve always had three or four centre-forwards who can score 25/30 goals.
‘They’ve almost got one now, who is a 20-year-old kid who has come without a real proven goalscoring track record. He needs help.
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