Manchester United coach Erik Ten Hag gave two (2) reasons why 21-year-old MUFC player Rasmus Hojlund has not be scoring in recent times

At the beginning of the year 2024, Rasmus Hojlund had a purple match in front of the goal, despite the fact that he had a sluggish start to his time at Manchester United.

According to Erik ten Hag, the fact that certain players for Manchester United are not available has had a negative impact on Rasmus Hojlund’s prospects of scoring goals.

During the holiday season, Hojlund scored his first goal in the Premier League against Aston Villa. He also had a fantastic start to the year 2024, scoring seven goals in seven games.

On February 18, Hojlund scored a brace against Luton Town. However, he suffered a muscle injury during the game, and he did not return from the sidelines until just under a month later.

After recovering from that injury, the striker started in the FA Cup quarterfinals match against Liverpool, which they won 4-3. However, he failed to make an impression and appeared to be off the pace from the beginning of the match.

Since his return, Hojlund has made five starts, but he has not scored a single goal. This means that his performances have been scrutinized, just as they were at the beginning of the season.

He has eight games left to get back on the scoreboard, and his form was discussed at Ten Hag’s news conference. If United wins against Coventry City, Hojlund will have eight games left to get back on the scoresheet.

Ten Hag responded to a question about why Hojlund has not scored since his return from injury and whether or not he was receiving good service by saying, “Ah, that is always the issue when you… he was in a fantastic run and then broke his rhythm.” How come? I believe that there are usually a great deal of explanations why. For example, he was in the midst of a run, and we were in a position where we had a large number of players available to us at the time.

We have the ability to bring out a powerful aspect. It is necessary for us to reach a compromise after he has returned. In addition, it is a fact that this brings to a decline in performance. Moreover, that has an effect on each and every person. This is likewise true for the striker.

Despite the fact that it took Hojlund until December to score his first goal in the league, he scored five goals in the group stage of the Champions League when United finished in last place.

Across all competitions, the 21-year-old has provided 13 goals and two assists, and his performance at this level of his growth has been right on par with what many people anticipated he would be.

United paid Atalanta a total of seventy-two million pounds to acquire Hojlund because they are confident that he has the potential to become one of the most prolific goal scorers in Europe.