Former Manchester United centre-back Mikael Silvestre has been impressed with Rasmus Hojlund’s start to life at Old Trafford.
The 20-year-old scored his second and third goals for the club on Tuesday night against Galatasaray in the Champions League.
Hojlund was the only silver lining on a bad night for the Reds and I, for one, couldn’t help but feel sorry for the Danish starlet.
At such a young age he’s got the weight of the football world on his shoulders and everyone knows he needs time to develop before becoming an elite centre-forward.
Former United defender Mikael Silvestre has been impressed by Hojlund’s to date. The Frenchman is happy with what the former Atalanta man has shown when it comes to energy, link-up play and providing a presence.
Speaking to bettingexpert.com, as relayed by the Manchester Evening News, Silvestre said: “I’ve liked what I’ve seen from Hojlund so far. [He is] full of energy, pressing, good in transition, and he has a presence. He’s trying to find his partners, link up play, to understand the movement of everybody around him and ask to be available to his teammates. [It has been a] good start for him.”
Hopefully, over the coming weeks we will see Hojlund’s teammates find him in better positions.
Marcus Rashford put it on a plate for him against Galatasaray in the first half before United’s defence began to fall apart. Hojlund made his second goal himself with a powerful run from the halfway line, but I just want to see him fed with more service from those around him.
That’s when the goals will start to flood in.
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