Ruben Amorim came to Rasmus Hojlund's defence amid the striker's fresh goal drought at Manchester United.
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Amorim defended Hojlund amid poor formHojlund has scored only two Premier League goalsMan Utd take on Brighton on SundayFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱Getty WHAT HAPPENED?
Hojlund has faced criticism for his poor form in the 2024-25 campaign as he has scored only two Premier League goals in 16 appearances thus far. He had a golden opportunity to hand United the lead against rivals and league toppers Liverpool on January 5, however, he failed to find the back of the net from a one-on-one position with Alisson. The miss led to a section of Red Devils fans urging the club to terminate the forward's contract while venting out their frustration on social media.
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Amid growing concerns over the Denmark international's fresh goal drought, which has impacted the team's performance, manager Ruben Amorim has defended the player as he refused to blame one individual for collective failure.
WHAT RUBEN AMORIM SAID
Speaking to reporters, the Portuguese coach said: "I think it's a team problem. You can see it. It's not just from now, it's from the past. So we have clearly a lack of goals and a lack of threat. When you threaten the opponents, the opponents maybe don't press you so high. So everything is connected.
"All the players have moments in this season. I think when we started this journey together, Rasmus was the player that was always scoring. So he can come back in the next game, we will see."
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Amorim added: "But I think it's more a team problem than a Rasmus problem. This is something that you can see from the past. We were in the past a team of transition and we still are. You can feel it. To create chances in the final third, we struggle a lot.
"But for that, I think it's the most – I said it before the game – the most difficult moment to train is against low blocks, trying to create situations. So I think it's a team that feels more joy to play, waiting for the play and then in transition creating problems. So it's something that we have to change. To change we need training. So to have time to change, also we need to win games, we try to do that."