Dwight Yorke says Rasmus Hojlund is ‘nonetheless not convincing sufficient’ regardless of his upturn – Man United Information and Switch Information

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Former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke has claimed that he’s nonetheless not fully satisfied by Rasmus Hojlund regardless of his improved performances on the pitch.

United spent £72m to signal Hojlund from Atalanta final summer season.

Regardless of excelling within the Champions League earlier than the Pink Devils’ humiliating exit from the competitors, Hojlund has struggled to attain within the Premier League.

The Denmark worldwide endured a troublesome begin to life in England’s prime flight and wanted 14 video games to lastly break via.

Hojlund lastly opened his Premier League goalscoring report with a sensational comeback win towards Aston Villa on Boxing Day. His objective was the winner on this event.

Since then, the talisman of the USA has been on an upward trajectory. In 2024, Hojlund has scored in 5 appearances. Hojlund additionally set a brand new report by turning into the youngest participant ever to attain in six consecutive Premier League video games.

The Copenhagen-born star has scored 13 targets and two assists in 31 video games throughout all competitions up to now.

It’s price mentioning that he missed some matches as a consequence of damage.

His performances earned him the Premier League’s February Participant of the Month award.

Nonetheless, in line with Yorke, who spoke on talkSPORT, Hojlund nonetheless has rather a lot to show earlier than he will be thought-about a completed article.

The 1999 treble winner mentioned: “I feel optimistic might be the correct phrase at this level. While you go to United and have a really dangerous begin, which is what occurred to him, you simply surprise if he’ll ever come again [the goals].”

“He’s younger, he performs in a workforce that has issues and is inconsistent. So it’s very troublesome circumstances for him, particularly with such a excessive price ticket.”

Yorke added: “That’s rather a lot to ask of a younger man. However with just a little perseverance, he’ll present indicators. For me he’s not convincing sufficient for the time being, however I’m glad he at the least scored just a few targets.”

Hojlund and United return to motion on Saturday once they journey to the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium to tackle Thomas Frank’s Brentford.

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