Why Erik ten Hag wanted Rasmus Hojlund so much

Manchester United have reached an agreement with Atalanta for the signing of forward Rasmus Højlund in a deal worth €75million plus €10million. Erik ten Hag needed a striker in the summer transfer window and were heavily linked with Harry Kane. With far less elite level experience, why is Højlund the man ten Hag wanted?
Join host Ayo Akinwolere, football writer Carl Anka and football reporter Adam Crafton as they discuss what strengths Erik Ten Hag sees in Hojlund.
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[@VM13TV]

I don’t agree with anyone who has written off Antony. He may not have reached 100 mill levels yet, but the team plays 2x better with him on the right than anyone else at the moment. He works on his end product and we have a gem on our hands.

[@OH-em6yo]

🎉🎉🎉🎉💯. Was about to write this comment

[@jeffgumawid7554]

If he somehow gets something that resembles a right foot, he'll be unstoppable

[@carlkirwan2900]

Not to mention Sancho has been just as bad if not worse for longer than Antony but the media won’t slate him because he’s English

[@jeffgumawid7554]

@samwize28 I can see the similarity to Robben honestly. It is true, if he works on his finishing, he will be great as is. What I'm trying to say is, in this current state, he is too easy to read without a right foot. I've seen plenty of games last season and in his Ajax days where the momentum stopped in its tracks simply because defenders cut him off going inside just outside the box. He only needs a half-decent right foot delivery to the box to make defenders think twice about cutting him off going inside, which will open more opportunities for the team. P.S. Speaking of being deadly going inside from the right, I'd love to see teams get stressed about thinking which of Antony and G*****ood will start on that side.

[@jeffgumawid7554]

@samwize28 Well Robben made it so that you know where he will go but you can't stop him from going there. Antony ain't there quite yet, but yes that is one avenue he could improve on. If he goes on and does that, it would be great. I'm not even suggesting for him to go two-footed. I'm saying just a semblance of a threat from the right and it will add a new dimension to his game and the lineup's dynamics in general. Apologies for the last part. Yeah I was excited for his rise too, but yeah that is why I dont spell out his name anymore. But it looks like ETH wants him back and I reckon he can whip him up back on track at least on the pitch.

[@nerdimmunity7672]

The cost of Anthony was not down to the manager but the incompetence of the United board they could have got him for £50m-£60m but left it to late and got held to ransom

[@j2dlyc]

Ten Haag is building a team with young, promising players. Only an idiot would expect United to be instantly challenging. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of idiots in the world.

[@les_crow]

There's definitely an idiot here and it's not them. United isn't a young team, it just has a young attack and this makes their point perfectly.

[@rg6982]

​@@les_crowunited team isn't young? Lol are u sure about that? They outfield one of the youngest average starting 11 last season vs Chelsea Only De Gea and Casemiro was over 30

[@abelmakori]

​@@les_crowIt's obvious you don't watch Man United, if you did you will know it's one of the youngest team in Premier League second only to Arsenal. Good thing you said you're one of the idiots😂😂😂

[@anandmahamuni5442]

​@@rg6982I think he means our players who carry the most load are old, Bruno,Shaw,Varane,Case and even Onana are leaning towards 30, Only Rashy and Licha (Maybe Dalot) are players who are performing at a great level but still got years in them, while Antony still is question so is Sancho even though they tend to show there talents in glimpses

[@spacetime3]

Its mostly Rivals fans trying to setup Hojlund for a fall. examples being Nunez etc fans are still butt hurt he got criticism.

[@paulhancock]

Wayne Rooney scored only 15 goals (ish) in 67 1st team appearances for Everton before United bought him... Far from prolific but sometimes you just have to roll the dice on the obvious trajectory of talent. Northern European players always settle really well in the UK as well due to language, culture and climate, whereas Iberian and S.American players always seem to have a dream of playing in Spain, and those teams eventually come knocking if they do well. I think it's quite a safe gamble. We all know prices are insane, but if he's got the qualities ETH wants, I'm confident he'll grow into a good player in the next few years.

[@takuranashegumbo7034]

You know the dynamics of football bravo👌👌👌

[@chillwinston4216]

Agree

[@Hedgebets100]

Rooney was 17 and predominantly played on the right of midfield for Everton.

[@ryanmccarthy6161]

Rooney was technically in a different class to Hojlund . Not even comparable .

[@AlexGalloway1993]

​@@ryanmccarthy6161Correct, what was Harry Kane doing at 20/21?

[@Randy-Snorton]

Says Hojlund will come good eventually but writing Antony off now ? Strange take

[@les_crow]

Maybe it's not so strange. Maybe he can see something you can't.

[@Randy-Snorton]

@@Fgd231 can you ? You must be a good football scout who do you work for ?

[@sandile_mzinyane]

He didn't write Antony off, he said he still has faith while other Utd fans have written him off.

[@Inmyownleague]

Antony is extremely one dimensional, very selfish and needs to seriously improve his strike accuracy for the amount of shots he takes.

[@markadams9473]

Antony needs a player like Hojlund as well. He would have got a lot more assists last season if any striker but Weghorst was in the box. Chances created from February to May was quite good

[@dannywelbeck8800]

Reminds me of Ruud, favourite utd striker. Intelligent with good spatial awareness and efficient. Just what Utd need at the front. Hope he grows and develops into a goalscoring machine at Utd. Good luck kid!

[@sssf55]

The Antony take is really lazy imo. He had a better first season than grealish, mudrik and maybe nunez. Now that he's settled in, youll see his numbers go up.

[@itz_gemon]

The thing with Antony is that he so predictable.....he plays same style in 90 mins that's not good for the EPL. But I do hope he works on his weaker foot and probably try to do something different at the edge of the opponent's box.

[@ShorterShortestShortShorts]

😂

[@kickdowndoors]

@@itz_gemon people say this all the time and yet anyone who actually paid attention to him in the latter stages of last season and the recent preseason will have noticed that he now goes round the outside, uses his right foot and is generally more unpredictable

[@sheikhmohammadwaleed9446]

United will shock everyone this season

[@RobinWilliams002]

I say let's just slow our roll and enjoy watching the development of the squad as EtH plan unfolds, there is at least noticeable improvement as opposed to previous seasons. Half the fun is the journey to getting there, once we're there we're there.

[@ronanfitzpatrick1261]

I'd love nothing more than to be in a pub with Anka and a rake of pints, talking football. Listen to him all day

[@MrThedonhead]

Quite the dream you have there, drugs and talking to another man

[@tomr6712]

@@MrThedonhead you're a lot

[@krish4246]

Højlund went from overpriced to underrated He will easily score 20 goals in all competitions this szn

[@00dude3]

he only has 27 career club goals lol

[@krish4246]

@@00dude3 he has moved 4 different clubs since 2021 which would explain it And he just turned 20 With the chances Manchester utd create It would be a worry if he doesn’t get 20 in all competitions

[@hugocamara2424]

Not sure about the 20 goals in all competitions. People talk about what he accomplished in the Italian league. Before moving to Atalanta he still played 5 games for the Austrian league and 1 cup game landing 5 goals and 3 assists in total. The level isn't the same when compared to the Italian or Premier League. But that is still a total of 16 goals and 7 assists in all domestic competitions last season. He was literally more productive than Antony last season and played less minutes.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Haaland - 50M Hojlund - 72M Media - City inflating Transfers,Ruining Football 😂

[@craighughes3495]

@@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeingsthat haaland transfer fails all kinds of smell tests. City cook the books

[@guharajdeep]

Its interesting that Hojlund is growing taller every week... Started out as 6'1 then 6'3 and now 6'5 lol... How tall is he really?

[@AvaAmarena94]

Haha true😆 What I could find is that he’s 1.91 m, which would make him 6’3

[@shanehopper100]

It happens bro my mates son was 18 years old and was 6 foot, 6 months to year later he is 6 foot 9 now🤣

[@paulryan490]

He's 6ft 8in.

[@spaceswan2605]

Hojlund and Garnacho in the same side - both already top young players who'll only get even better - is hugely promising for Manchester United. (He's now 11 feet tall)

[@ua697]

It's a young lad - still growing 😂

[@danielroberts659]

Unfair to associate the price of Antony with ETH, Antony could’ve arrived in the June for £50mil but instead pay 30mil more as it was end of august and Ajax’s season already started.

[@usamahdalvi9064]

Your take about the hojlund saga is good the only thing that is a farce is true united fans doubting ten hag

[@loganm.s.z2227]

In an ideal world we would have gotten Halaand when Ole was here. You say Harry Kane would be the ideal striker, then 2 minutes later say that because Rasmus is 20 he can be thought to press and unlike an older striker who may say I don't want to press, like you know a 30 year old Kane.

[@freddycardenas1954]

He needs united and united needs him 💯🔥✍🏻💪🏼

[@kupam5611]

It took Wayne Rooney 3 seasons to hit 20 all comps goals for Manchester United I am giving Hojlund more than one season to bed in regardless of how much he cost (and he was already playing in the premier league)

[@brimmo2012]

Rasmus is a good presser, this is clear as day! He closes down defenders and keepers quickly!

[@thabocomesalsa728]

Hojlund would cost over 100 million next season. Good we get him now.

[@rwalker0130]

its funny how much discussion there is about this. maybe ETH wants him because he's fast, big, strong, coachable, young, wants United, has unlimited potential, is ready to play, and we don't have a striker? yet I keep clicking on the videos lol.

[@brianvandegrift8407]

Harry Kane demanded £575k per week pay package in discussions with team officials. THAT is why they did not bid on him.

[@Njpro]

Under £600? Blimey

[@lmutley]

was you there.

[@plopplop1984]

Why sue he demand that when utd Wudnt pay that lol city offered him 400k and spurs did aswel for him to stay … no way he demanded that wage unless he goes next year free

[@gantna]

You really believe that ? Don’t listen to pr put out by united

[@freddycardenas1954]

Kane is done we should have got him years ago can he play another good season in boring tottenham

[@reddevil6166]

Judge him after 12 months?

[@strofysica]

Anthony costing 100m wasnt really ETHs fault tbf.. he wanted him from the start and he then wouldve cost alot less as Ajax would have time to get replacement and United would have better negotiation position

[@sumanchhetri1809]

Yep... How can these guys be so smart and so stupid at the same time.

[@Abdi-libaax]

It is his fault when the player you want is overpriced you should have had a second option. But it seems like he wanted him at all costs.

[@imo098765]

@@Abdi-libaax and regardless of Antony's goal output it worked in every other form Antony comes in and helps implement ETH style, he works hard off the ball, nearly always tracks his fullback isnt afraid to get stuck into a tackle

[@moarabi2067]

@@Abdi-libaax maybe read the comment then replay he's saying antony would have cost much less if we went to buy him earlier in the window, in an ideal world united would have a great scouting and negotiating team with a elite director of football that would have plans in place but no we dont have that in united so he had to relay on players he knew from before to play the way he wants, so no it's not his fault

[@simonlerigo975]

I think Hojland has had good preparation for Premier League football, as since he was a young boy, his dad who was a footballer, and his brother, who plays for Copenhagen, built a football gym in their basement. Like the gentleman first said, Hojland is a good allrounder striker. With ETH and his proven record already, on bringing the best of out of some players like AWB, Shaw, Garnacho, Mainoo, Rashford, he would have a good chance of doing the same with Hojland. It’s a good time to be a man United fan, as we’ve seen some good progress, and a lot of changes that ETH has made, and the decision he has made, has been spot on. Especially on how he deals with players of all levels, CR7, Rashford lateness, Garnacho. It’s just a shame that Maguire lost all his confidence, otherwise he could have become a regular CB and have more place in the team. I’m looking forward to the season ahead.

[@voraciousvlad]

People are going to be surprised by Hojlund's dribbling. That's the most underrated aspect of his game.

[@Abdi-libaax]

There is nothing surprising about his dribbling he gets himself isolated a lot and the premier league low bloc could be frustrating for him like how Antony found out.

[@MrHarnaldo]

​@@Abdi-libaaxPremier League low block have you ever watched Italian football

[@Legend-zo9bc]

The boy has the essentials, he has the link up play that we need. The likes of Bruno and Mount will benefit from runs in to the box and Rasmus playing them in. Also don't think for one minute that Rasmus won't score so many, he will, Bruno is going to enjoy playing with this kid.

[@BrewBun]

Mount is the loose knot in ten hags signings

[@Neighborhoodrelatableperson]

@@BrewBunno, he is not. Every new player needs at least one season to settle in. You don’t rate a player bad after a few games. Plus he is doing his defensive duties well for now. One half of the jigsaw to go.

[@darthplagueis8886]

If you know how Antony played in Ajax he also loved to cut inside and cross, Haller scored loads like that, he couldn't do that last season, he can now.

[@sumanchhetri1809]

What u guys r missing out is that Ten Hag doesn't negotiate the price. Antony was over paid so was Rasmus but Ten Hag doesn't negotiate the price.

[@nightofld]

Great pod, cool to see the highlight video!

[@danielcrs558]

Personal opinion: Hojlund is perfect, young and hungry, can be developed into a monster, definitely not overpriced in today's market. Mount was overpriced, the huge potential is there for a few years, but not achieved yet, also a huge salary, which is one of the reasons he chose united, hope Ten Hag will bring the best in him.

[@Growlizing]

Very interesting the last part about the pressure of being the starting number 9 at United. Even if Hojlund has a good starting season, bags 15-20 goals, it will probably not be enough to put Man United in a position to challenge for the title.

[@bevanrafferty3116]

Great content gentlemen... Subscribed.

[@spacetime3]

Antony price wasn't ETH's fault he was like half the price but United dithered and prolonged the sale till the end of the season... please include all the facts.

[@andrewyoung9282]

I'm fine with the fact that you bring up the amount of money that ten Hag has spent so far, but please compare this with what fergie did too. How much did fergie spend with inflation to today's market? And both are having to do this because of the academy at the time, and currently wasn't/isn't producing the players that either of them need right now. (Even though Mainoo looks to have a great future)

[@Treeesmith]

Ten Hag is involved with the academy, in not too long it'll be a production line

[@moarabi2067]

not too mention ten hag isn't the one negotiating the deals and united are known to be bad at deals and not having the best people for it

[@andrewyoung9282]

@@Treeesmith fergie had to rebuild the academy. He wasn't happy with there being nobody there he could really use to help build the team. Wasn't until the likes of Clayton Blackmore came through that he started to get a regular supply of youth to work with. Ten Hag has a couple of really good prospects to look at. But we'll see.

[@rwalker0130]

also compare ETH spending vs Fergie in relation to the average spending of the other top PL teams now.

[@ojaywalukupaul6235]

All these guys are still obsessed with "thats why united wanted kane"… if 10hag really wanted kane, he. Would have signed him… 10hag only wanted Rasmus

[@Abdi-libaax]

Nah spurs want to make it difficult for United to sign Kane and with the budget, it's not gonna happen so United didn't to waste their time.

[@ojaywalukupaul6235]

@@Abdi-libaax ohh please.. 10hag never wanted kane and ts the media drumming up that intrest like they did with maguire.. There is nothing special about Kane.. Let him enjoy his legendary status at average spurs.. And united has a serious coach who looks ahead.. SORRY KANE FANS

[@Michaelkaydee]

£64 mille isn't a lot of money for a striker... no matter the experience and age

[@almac9203]

Utter BS. The base fee and total package is more than Goncalo Ramos and he scored twice as many goals and also scored at UCL and WC level. Nicholas Jackson recently went to Chelsea for £31m and his total goals is higher and he played less minutes. Julian Avalrez cost just £14m. The great Haaland cost £85m including every agent fees and gift to his family. This is simply delusional thinking to justify poor negotiating skills. I don't think you know football! Hojlund scored a goal per 204 minutes, Goncalo Ramos scored a goal every 121 minutes, Nicholas Jackson scores a goal every 142 minutes and Haaland scores a goal every 75 minutes.

[@rana1561]

the fans were on ten hag's side because he wanted young players who are not mere mercenaries, showed potential, are dedicated characters an technically fits the role, he has checked all the points with his player demands that the fans were asking for. Plus unlike the last year the Club didn't waste time on a potential marquee signing. the money looks a lot because United is still correcting its transfer business course, and it will take us removing bad Woodward contracts completely to finally be in a better negotiating position in a couple of years.

[@kishanmodha5201]

Good podcast but I don’t think it’s ETH’s decision on how much to spend on a player so saying he’s decided to spend half his budget / total spend on Antony and Holjund is misleading. He will be giving a list of players to buy and that’s about it. I’d be surprised if the manager is asked to help with budget management.

[@TheNathanMac]

About being “weak” in the air: Rashford was also weak in the air, but last season one of his best goals was a header where he had some beautiful hang time. Høljund will develop at united under Ten Hag and Benny McCarthy. And as united fans we’ve been complaining that we’ve signed old players and not had enough players that are for the future. This is a great signing, but he is probably 10/20 mil too expensive.

[@almac9203]

BS is he £10 to £20m too expensive try £30m too expensive. Howson said he would be a great backup striker at £30m but we paid over double that. He cost more than Goncalo Ramos who is way better. That fact alone is laughable considering Ramos scored over twice the goals.

[@kickdowndoors]

@@almac9203 ramos is their main striker, hojlund came on as a rotation option for i believe 2 or 3 other strikers and has some of the best stats in world football, all at age 20. we paid over the odds to bring him in before the end of preseason which will have a significant boost on his performance

[@almac9203]

@@kickdowndoors he doesn't have some of the best stats in world football. That is simply not true. He scored a goal every 204 minutes. Goncalo Ramos scored a goal every 121 minutes, Nicholas Jackson joined Chelsea for £31m and he has a goal every 142 minutes and Haaland has a goal every 75 minutes. For you to say he has some of the best stats shows me that you haven't done any research on him. You implied that the reason why he didn't score many goals is because he didn't play much but the minutes of play per goal show that he wasn't prolific. Hojlund wasn't even prolific in the Danish pub league. I have nothing against Hojlund but he was supposed to be a cheap backup striker rather than an expensive main striker.

[@DevGreen]

The striker situation at Manchester United is not something ten hag is really concerned about. He’s more concerned about the team scoring goals than the individual getting the goals. I think Erik understands that’s the team needs to be more capable of creating goal scoring chances that’s why he’s more focused on how the team plays. Cause trust me a coach like ole would have gone all in for Kane even if it’s cost 120 (he payed a crazy amount of money for Maguire). So for Erik it’s more about trying to fix how the team plays football. Tell you what rashford will play as a 9 more than rasmus this season. Because Erik is not willing to just you no put him in the team straight away. He’s going to have to work to earn that starting position because rashford will score goals as a number 9 and trust garnacho is not joking this season. He really wants to play. So it’s all going to be really tricky and there’s going to be a step in the amount of goals from last season that’s for sure cause there’s so much more talent up front. Let’s not forget there is amad who is also going to play when he gets fit. I think it’s all going to be interesting to watch.

[@dilz2012]

We need to be creating a lot of chances to give him confidence early on. Its a lot of pressure for a player of his profile and age. Quick transitional/countering football suits him.

[@moarabi2067]

as a united fan i'm happy with ten hag and his signings no one has a perfect signing record and the fees we've paid for someone like antony lies with the club and it's negotiators we could have got antony for 60 or 70 but we waited until everyone bought players from ajax to go for him late in the window, i believe if the glazers went and the club had a better structure ten hag would most definitely be successful but he's working with one arm tied, for example look at klopp last season when you've got teams like man city Newcastle with not only the money but the structure and foundation even the best managers can't compete without a open chequebook in the premier league. even arteta and arsenal seem to have that now.

[@mesoanarchy]

..."a fixer-upper." Unreal statement. Hojlund isn't 26 and in need of rehabilitation. He's 20 with serious upside - a player who EtH can mold. A player who is seriously hungry. I wager more on him experiencing exponential growth than being some sort of long-term fixer-upper project.

[@whoshotya8025]

Why would ETH want to invest the money from Antony and Hojlund in more experienced players when the average age of the squad is high already. The squad needs some younger hungry players in the mix which it now has.

[@XolaThaboMasuku]

Hojlund is potential and hopefully a catalyst for Martial. Secondly, he'll help manage Martial's load because ETH believes there's something in there with Martial. He's gambling on youth and if Hojlund clicks early it's a master stroke. You get youth, competition and goals, then you sell Martial with confidence.

[@chibbyranjo]

One thing that isn’t said much is about how the Højlund inclusion will benefit Antony’s overall game. As said early in this video, he wants to cut inside. Constantly. It’s obvious. While that worked for Robben for donkey’s years, the game has changed tactically since, I would say. A left-footed forward in Højlund’s profile is best suited for handling crosses coming from the right-hand side. If Antony needed any more encouragement to develop the ability to go on the outside as a viable option, it’s right there. Dalot is a willing overlap, Wan-Bissaka less so. Antony needs to add this to continue to grow as a more complete player. That it benefits the team more widely only adds to the urgency of that.

[@grahamdampier]

Could it be that Ten Hag views this as a transitional season, in which Hojland is introduced gradually into the rigours of playing Premier League Football? I can see a rotation of Martial, Rashford, Sancho and Hojland playing different roles upfront throughout the season. I hope Ten Hag is given enough time to cultivate this squad and to get them firing. Other managers have proven that time is good for a squad and for club culture.

[@Abdi-libaax]

Nah ETh will throw him in there. Look at how many games Weghost played surely Hojlund will offer more than him.

[@rwalker0130]

I agree, and unless we somehow swipe Harry Kane last minute (I honestly think it is 50/50) I do not see us overtaking City this year but still comfortable top 4 and competing to win the cups and the Champions League. Kane will come in on a free next year, we'll add a top quality CB and NOW we should be even with City in 24/25

[@Joe-og6br]

ETH is a nobody. The idea United will beat this City team is hilarious. 😂

[@kickdowndoors]

@@Abdi-libaax yeah but we had no options. martial was injured the whole season, rashy is better on the left, sancho was either injured, ill or mentally struggling (also leaving less depth on the left, forcing rashy to play there rather than cf). plus jadon hadnt had any time to work on the false 9 role that he's playing now so couldn't really play there anyway. of course weghorst had to play, we had no other choice at all. i agree with graham, i think we'll see a very fluid and dynamic front 3 throughout the season

[@kickdowndoors]

@@Joe-og6br nothing lasts forever. just remember that

[@yesits_daniel]

The success of Man United is beneficial for everyone, except other big other clubs.

[@izaccy]

Are the pundits having dementia, everyone is asking why we going for younger players, why we not signing proven world stars from other rival clubs. 1. we dont have the finances to pull it off 2. we actually did it with Casemiro, but having a lot of aging players is not a good strategy 3. We actually have done it a lot in the past, many of them didnt work out, including the famous ones like Alexis, Pogba, Di Maria etc.

[@narksdashark7591]

ETH dont set the prices of players that's our poor negotiating Team, Antony would have cost around 30 million cheaper if they had just got there finger out and not chased Frankie de Jong for a transfer window even though he said multiple times he didn't want to leave Barcelona, so they waited and paid the end of Summer window tax.

[@tomvanvenrooij1811]

To be honest though Ten Hag is not the one negotiating the fee. So if he said get me Anthony he was probably thinking it would be around 50 mil not 90. Same could be said for Hojlund.

[@JohanSalvattore]

We should go for Santi Jiménez, he will be a beast, mark my words

[@MrGB1999]

I hope I'm wrong as a United fan, but I think this is just another example of *feeling* ten Hag knows what he's doing, but in reality an example that he doesn't. Hojlund looked extremely raw at a low pressure, middling Serie A side with really microscopic amounts of pressure compared to that at United. Hojlund is coming into a side that doesn't create hatfuls of chances - if it did, we wouldn't be so reliant on Rashford (who isn't really a striker) for about half our output. So an extremely raw "prospect" in front of 80,000 people, against far, far better defences than anything Serie A offers (he scored all of 9 goals in that format) in front of billions of eyes, with limited chance creation? Oh, and he apparently can't head the ball, so everything will need to be to feet. The gap between this picture and what £40m extra that probably secures Kane / Osimhen is absolutely vast. Even Osimhen would worry me, to be absolutely honest. We only have to look at the levels the likes of Lukaku / Abraham / Giroud appear capable of in Serie A, as compared with the Prem. There is a huge ocean between the two leagues. And that is a big ocean for one wide-eyed boy to carry on his shoulders. And by the way, Hojlund might have "3 seasons" to bed in (he doesn't), but does ten Hag? 🤨 This period in United's history reminds me a lot of Liverpool under Houllier and Benitez, when they were fairly freespending and optimistic, but the level of recruitment could never match that of what they were trying to catch.

[@MichaelChisholmChizzieRascal]

Hojlund will have a much easier time of it if the rest of our attack can get 10-15 goals plus a season. Mount, Sancho, Anthony, Garnacho, Martial, Eriksen and hopefully Amad and Pellestri chipping in a few. If United can spread a few goals around the team and not just Rashford then the media wont care that Hojlund only gets 15.

[@steve13191]

When i was playing/ growing up watching football. Every strikers had complete skillset, near post back post diving headers first time shots. Sure they have their trademark finishes, inzaghi diving headers, crespo turn and finish, bierhoff back post headers, but they all can finish first time,score from near post and far post. Now how many in the world has those three essentials? Haaland doesnt, lukaku doesnt, lewandowski doesnt, etc Strikers talent are so much worse than it was 20 years ago. Haaland wouldnt start for inter when they had ronaldo, vieri, baggio, zamorano, martins, robbie keane and adriano on loan at fiorentina 🤣 he’s lucky he plays today he would have been playing for salernitana 25 years ago

[@00dude3]

and yet they score more goals so clearly they are better.

[@-_-DatDude]

​@@00dude3Or maybe the reason why they score more is because defenders are worse today. Defenders in the era Steve is talking about is 90's/00's. The era where defenders actually needed to be able to defend. That era was Baresi, Maldini, Nesta, Canavaro, Thuram, Ferdinand, Lucio, Stam...etc..etc What defenders that are currently playing today are better than any of those that I listed... I will wait.

[@sssf55]

Mate are you actually mental...

[@thepolticalone961]

Rizmus Hoijand has this

[@aryasatyanugraha5676]

It show how big this club, most of people always criticizing our activity in the market.

[@lukegrant3201]

If he scores 15 goals in 2023, that’s what, 11 more than Martial? I’m going to say that’s pretty substantial

[@triaxe-mmb]

This might be a silly thought but maybe we gambled that Kane will not sell now but may be available for a cheaper fee in December or on the free next summer and that This signing will get to bed in and learn with us to the end of Kanes peak if we got in in 6-12 months time...Kane has at best 2-3 seasons after this coming one at the top...Hojland can bed in and learn and we have.a great replacement or rotation olayer ready for then... Doubt we have the ability to do that FFP but we shall see...that would just be an epic game plan if that's what the gamble is here...or maybe the gamble is that Martial might actually get and stay fir for a season and then we have 2 options and can go for Kane on the free again next year...

[@charltojanuarie2354]

Buying hojlund instead of kane is a good decision for the future of the Club ....ETH has a record of getting the best out of young players . ...antony has to do better this season....less tricks more assists n goals like Mahrez

[@whosgotrythm]

If Hojlund score 15-20 goals this season, I will be happy

[@nasilelelisselo2348]

There's a reason why Benni McCarthy has a job at Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund is in good hands.

[@zeeone4492]

United paid double for Antony because the board CEO DOF and management structure are incompetent and unprofessional

[@otaicalvinhohoho]

Last season when Wout Weghost came people were content, saying yes he is just a stop gap. But we know how the season unfolded for that transfer. Lets not pretend If it is halfway the season and Hojlund doesn't have atleast 8 goals in all competitions, heads will roll. Its ok to just spout hypotheticals and say things but at the end of the day we need results. Sancho, Anthony need to step up and do more, we don't have room for passengers.

[@Dwaynemorris876]

I am elated that we have a coach who buys young players and stop buying 30 odd year olds at the end of their career! Totally prepared to ride this out with ETH!

[@dylancrosson7373]

As a United fan. I'd love for our fan base to allow these new players a season to adapt to the league...However I'd like to see steady growth from these players throughout the season. We as a fanbase need to stop the judging players based on money spent. No team ever gets it 100 percent right, and yes we spend big because teams see United as 1 of the biggest money generating teams in the world, so we get absolutely screwed on price both buying and selling of players.

[@almac9203]

Being a rich club doesn't excuse the incompetence in trades. PSG, City and Real Madrid handle trades better. PSG just signed Goncalo Ramos for similar money to Hojlund and Ramos has done way more in his career.

[@dylancrosson7373]

@@almac9203 I am not excusing the incompetent signings of the past. But I am not going to judge our current window till we have seen the players learn the system and each other's preferences. I was just saying that we fans need to give them time. And I don't care what other clubs are doing. And just because you may rate one player over another for less money doesn't mean that he would fir the system.

[@almac9203]

@@dylancrosson7373 do you need to see more to see that we overpaid for Antony? He might turn out to be good but an honest person would admit that €100m was an overpay of epic proportions. Looking at what Hojlund has done it is obvious that it also is an overpay. I believe in being objective and calling a spade a spade but that is me. United are screwed in transfers not because we are a big wealthy club but because we are run incompetently and we have a reputation for incompetence. The guy negotiating the Hojlund sale previously sold us Maguire when he worked in the UK and he knew we would overpay again so he fleeced us. We leaked a rumour about PSG being interested in the player and 4 days later we offered an additional £20m.

[@Slaphappy1975]

I'm just waiting for Souness to call Hojlund a little boy and compare him to Haaland because they're both big lads, blonde and Scandinavian 😂

[@reddevilian]

That was a great first season for Anthony given his age.

[@ayushsubedi6445]

We want one more striker, incase Høllund is injured.

[@bel6891]

Black guy on left white tee is spot on.... overpaid for casemiro mount martinez Antony now rasmus, 2 of those have worked out OK lived up to the value right away but paying 72m for 9 goal striker seems to me the excuse to bring Mason back when the window closes aswell and I don't see that go well

[@harveykilgarriff7304]

I have seen this room once before

[@sebastians320]

It makes more sense to reinstate Greenwood at the same time. Then the both of them together would be nearly at Harry Kane's level on his own..

[@javiismael1480]

I wish ETH was manager when there was Zlatan, Cavani and Pogba it would’ve been different story

[@mmr0221]

All too old and slow and lazy

[@imhungry8882]

He as 100% belief in his own ability, he believes he is good enough. A player with that natural confidence will do well at a top club.

[@Mossbergg]

This bloke just said experienced players with this young squad dont make sense because they want instant success and not future thinking then said Ten Hag could have bought older experienced players cheaper instead of antony and hojlund that are younger and more expensive. make up your mind pal

[@Jwjmcc]

Desperate for a striker we even took weighorst last season

[@ThisCharminManc]

So, United paid £82.2m for Antony, not £100m that’s endlessly mentioned. Pounds & Euros are different! And Hojlund is 6ft 3, not the four different heights I’ve heard for him.

[@bobvickers9387]

Fergie signed many players who also didn’t come off so you should mention that in same sentence as talking re Anthony whose still unproven

[@Abdi-libaax]

But Fergie had a good team regardless if the new signing flopped

[@scottj2383]

Most united fans I know really like Antony … yes everyone thinks the fee was high but when he plays well the team plays well and he had a good season even if it wasn’t spectacular. To improve he needs to be more consistent but he also needs more movement around him to be effective as well! I don’t get a lot of the takes on him at all!

[@AlexGalloway1993]

At the end of the day, out of all the striker options United have been linked with, it appears the EtH wanted Hojland as his first choice, not Kane, Muani, Ramos, Osihmem. That's ultimately all that matters.

[@Fgd231]

He wanted kane as first choice but too expensive/levy won’t sell. But Eric is very keen on Holjund and as am I

[@AlexGalloway1993]

@@Fgd231 Not from the reports that came out recently. EtH and his scouting staff felt Kane's game had changed too much for the worse.

[@Fgd231]

@@AlexGalloway1993 maybe some scouts thought that but have you heard Eric speak about kane, he loves him

[@AlexGalloway1993]

@@Fgd231 EtH might love Kane, but he and his scouts thought Kane's game had changed for the worse and that it wouldn't fit the profile of what they wanted as much as Hojland does.

[@crisseven1764]

You guys clearly don’t know much about Hojlund 🤣😂🤦🏼‍♂️ Get educated and do your research first. Hojlund is like the Garnacho in terms of potential but more advanced in his development. He will be one of the best strikers within the next 3 years.

[@adekoyasamuel8788]

If you are pronouncing the D in Højlund then you're pronouncing it wrong. His own words not mine

[@Oliver-zm2ho]

Love Mark Chapman but Ayo is clear

[@Idalvene]

People need to stop saying it's Ten Hag's choice to spend so much money on this or that player. Ten Hag wanted players. Manchester United's dogshit negotiating team didn't manage to get them for market price and ended up being held to ransom. Nothing to do with the manager

[@chagavah]

Am concerned Ten Hag is overpaying for players Casemiro 70m should not be > 40m Antony 80m , not more than 50m Rasmus 72m, not more than 40m Mount 55m, not more than 40m

[@manni192]

Blame the club not ETH. He doesn't negotiate the fees. United gave always had to pay a premium since they stopped winning league titles

[@b_b256axle8]

Y is everyone all over the price? Blame the market and is Rice really worth £105? Or because is English?. 300 million is nothing @a club of United’s size. The Management b4 ETH bought badly. Pep is buying every summer,Madrid doing the same thing,Barcelona,psg. You welcome

[@seanr152]

United is the only team in the world where players are slaughtered if they dont win a trophy or dont score 20goals in their first season, chelsea paid 100mil for the Ukrainian lad and he has 1 assist only,Richarlison for 60mil has 1 PL goal,Nunez 90mil got Liverpool 9goals ManUnited are huge and no one can argue that,people download the United app just to see Mason mount ,its mad

[@kkiat424]

Because he don't know who else to buy. Only buy those guy he used to work with

[@bmphillips15]

We don’t have the same coaches as Rooney Ronaldo days. We don’t play with crossing the ball

[@AlexGalloway1993]

How much has Ten Hag spent in comparison to Klopp, Pep, Arteta, going in to their second season?

[@MrThedonhead]

Roy Keane doesn't slag off young players and neither does gary Neville

[@_Snapper]

I really think they should of bought Evan Ferguson instead of hjolqnd ,just think evans ceiling is levels above and he is still 18

[@liammccann8763]

Imagine being a No 9 with players around you like Rash, Bruno, Garnacho, Antony, Cas, Sancho, Mount.

[@gantna]

Problem is most of these are selfish and don’t create enough chances for the strikers , Ronaldo was feeding off scraps . My hope is in sancho

[@krish4246]

@@gantna’Ronaldo was feeding off scraps’ 😂 Ronaldo fan girls are a disgrace

[@gantna]

@@krish4246 am not a Ronaldo fan at all stay focused , same for cavani and other strikers

[@modade2272]

Bruno, Mount, and Sancho are not selfish, it's only Rashford and Antony that are selfish, and Rashford can be selfish because he's the leader in our attack. I expect Rashford to have significant upgrades in his output due to the arrival of Højlund

[@BigPurp9]

People calling Rashford selfish like we didn’t watch him in 2020 with Martial/Greenwood? He took it upon himself to carry the team last year when no one else could score and while he was greedy at times I trusted him to shoot over Weghorst/Antony/Sancho/ even Bruno lost his shooting boots last year

[@allinbadarachamaz3347]

The boy is baller .

[@crayontom9687]

Knock off Steve Hankles is putting me off in the background

[@United_Wings]

Højlund is already injured 😢

[@MrThedonhead]

Everyone is obsessed with Manchester United!!! What would these football channels talk about without them? No one cares about any other team but them and it puts so much pressure on them. Man city,Chelsea and arsenal alll buy players and no one talks about it and let's the players develop at there own pace!

[@EvanaSalkunga]

With all the assist machines we have he will score many goals no pretty goals but he will score 20+ 6:35

[@dipteshpawa6549]

Adam Crafton is so much of a doppelgänger of Joe from Stretford Paddock

[@jelanicampbell1438]

If Man United added 50 million more quid they probably could hv got Harry Kane 125 million seems fair