Dimitar Berbatov believes Manchester United will sign a new striker this year but has warned Erik ten Hag to choose carefully.
22.12.2023 - 14:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag has reiterated his faith in Rasmus Hojlund and insisted that it is also down to his Manchester United teammates to help bring the goals this season.
The Danish forward netted five goals during the Champions League campaign but has yet to find the back of the net in a domestic match so far this campaign. United head into this weekend's clash with West Ham without a goal in their last three matches across all competitions and once again, questions have been asked of their star striker.
"First of all, I think we played very strong teams," Ten Hag said at his pre-match press conference. "Then, before we had a very poor game (against Bournemouth), all those issues, we know we have to improve—we played very good against Bayern and Liverpool but we should have created more chances.
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"We can definitely improve; it is not about one player, a group of all of us. My philosophy, we have to attack with 11. It is not only about one player. It is about everyone. We have to get movement better, decision-making on the ball has to be better, and sometimes we have to be more clinical. The best chance at Liverpool was ours, it was a great attack."
When pushed further on the lack of goals from Hojlund in a United shirt so far this season, the Dutchman praised his mentality and reiterated that there was pressure on other players to improve in front of goal as well.
He added: "We are open, he is open, his mentality is great, he is a very good performer in stress, he deals with that. But it is not only about Hojlund, it's also about Marcus Rashford, [Alejandro] Garnacho, it is also about Antony, Bruno
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