A damning statistic about Rasmus Hojlund has left supporters of Manchester United in a state of disbelief after the Red Devils suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest.
Anthony Elanga, a former player for United, scored the game’s lone goal with a stunning solo strike just five minutes into the match. This was United’s eleventh Premier League game of the season, and it was the only goal of the game.
Even though United had 69% of possession and six shots on target, they were largely toothless in attack. Hojlund was brought in from the bench to replace Manuel Ugarte at the beginning of the second half rather than Manuel Ugarte.
The Danish player, however, was completely ineffective and had a difficult time imposing himself against a disciplined Forest defence. This was not the first time this season that this has occurred.
Despite the fact that he ended his 21-game goal drought against Leicester, the striker who is valued at £72 million will have been hoping that he had turned a corner since then. However, this has not occurred.
One particular statistic illustrates how poorly Hojlund has performed throughout the course of this season. In the final minutes of the match at the City Ground, Harry Maguire was substituted in as an emergency striker. He came close to scoring an equaliser, but Murillo blocked his attempt and prevented it from crossing the halfway line.
According to the xG Philosophy on X, Maguire have amassed a greater number of xG in stoppage time than Hojlund has in his previous 15 appearances. This is a remarkable achievement.
It was necessary for the used to make it clear that the statistic was “not even an April Fools” because of the date on which it was posted for the first time.
A supporter of X made the following comment: “This can’t possibly be real??”
The response of another individual was, “Sorry, WHAT??”
“This says a lot about the attacking players that Manchester United have right now,” wrote a third person who weighed in on the matter.
An additional individual stated, “That’s our 70-meter striker for you.”
Following his transfer from Atalanta to Manchester United, Hojlund has made 82 appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals, 13 of which have been scored in the Premier League matches.
Ruben Amorim has only won six games out of a total of 19 in the Premier League since taking over as manager of Manchester United in November. This is the first time since 1992 that Forest has been able to defeat United in the league double.
Due to the fact that they are currently ranked thirteenth in the Premier League table, Manchester United will be looking to improve their standing by playing their rivals City in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sunday.
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