'I don't know what I'd do': Michael Owen names the Man United player he actually feels sorry for after Wolves
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Manchester United’s season is just going from bad to worse and the expected uptick in results under Ruben Amorim has just not materialised for the club.
After losing to Wolves, United are way down in 14th place in the table, a whopping 20 points off Liverpool at the top and just eight clear of the bottom three.
For Ruben Amorim, there is so much to work on that he probably doesn’t even know where to start.
However, one area of the field he could do with getting more out of is the final third and in particular, from striker Rasmus Hojlund.
Hojlund was a peripheral figure against Wolves as he struggled to get into the game.
But according to Michael Owen, there’s more to it than just Hojlund being poor and right now, Owen admitted he feels a bit sorry for the young striker.
Why Michael Owen feels sorry for Rasmus Hojlund
Speaking for Premier League Productions, Owen admitted he’d been watching Hojlund closely in the first half against Wolves.
And according to Owen, the young striker is facing a thankless task right now as United’s number nine.
"You want your best players on the ball. I've sat here and watched Hojlund all first half, and I don't know what I'd do if I was him at the moment,” Owen said.
“Centre-forward for Manchester United, you get so many chances it's impossible not to score, but he had six passes in that first half, four by defenders. It's the hardest position at the moment.
“The team is just not functioning well enough to get him any service. He's been there over a year now."
Ruben Amorim should stick with Rasmus Hojlund over a long period
It’s good of Michael Owen to bring this up and he is right. Rasmus Hojlund is basically feeding off scraps and right now, he can do little more.
Over the longer-term, it might make him a better player though and he needs to hope Ruben Amorim sticks with him, rather than chopping and changing him with Joshua Zirkzee.
Indeed, Martin Odegaard has claimed he’d like to play with Hojlund – which is high praise indeed – while Owen Hargreaves has said Hojlund is the best option right now for United.
Whether or not Amorim brings another forward in, remains to be seen. But for Hojlund, it’s very much a big learning curve right now in a difficult period.
