- Rasmus Hojlund has made a frank statement amid his struggles this season
- The £72m Man United striker has scored just three league goals in 2024-25
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Rasmus Hojlund has made a brutally honest admission amid his dismal form for Man United this season.
The striker has only managed one goal since December 12, and endured a 21-game goal drought across three months. Meanwhile, he has bagged only eight times in all competitions in 2024-25.
But perhaps most worryingly, Hojlund has fired just 21 shots in the Premier League this season; 133 players have tested their luck in front of goal as many or more times than the Dane.
Hojlund recently conceded that he is unsure why goals have been so hard to come by.
And now, the under-fire £72million flop has opened up on the weight of wearing United’s No 9 shirt.
He told Premier League Productions: ‘It’s short-term. We know what this football club means, and the DNA is so sewn into the shirt.
Rasmus Hojlund has opened up on his struggles in front of goal for Man United this season
‘I wouldn’t have signed here if I didn’t know that. I wouldn’t have taken the number nine shirt in the summer if I didn’t think I wanted to have that sort of pressure.
‘I think, with it not being the best season, I’ve also struggled with it at some point. But again, it’s about finding your way and keep doing the things that got you here, but also working on the things you think you should improve, and that’s what I’m always trying to do.
Meanwhile, as Hojlund struggles to find his scoring boots, Ruben Amorim has been eyeing up other options to fix his side’s goalscoring issues.
Mail Sport revealed this week that United have made Ipswich Town’s Liam Delap their No 1 striker target.
The Red Devils are ready to trigger Delap’s release clause of around £40million if Ipswich are relegated from the Premier League.
It is understood that the 22-year-old is their firm favourite ahead of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and other potential targets such as Victor Gyokeres, of Sporting Lisbon, and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike.
