Former Manchester United goal-getter Andy Cole believes Rasmus Hojlund is the type of striker the club has been missing following his arrival from Atalanta.
30.09.2023 - 17:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Mason Mount has said Manchester United will look at areas to improve following their defeat against Crystal Palace.
United comfortably defeated Palace earlier in the week and Saturday's meeting in the Premier League was an opportunity to secure a third consecutive victory, but it was the away side who drew first blood in the first half.
Sofyan Amrabat conceded a cheap free-kick just before the 25th-minute mark and Palace punished the poor defending in the box, with Joachim Andersen finding the top corner past a helpless Andre Onana in between the sticks.
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United had the bulk of the possession despite that early setback, but they crucially struggled to do much with it.
As the game progressed, it became clear the team were running out of ideas in the final third and Palace defended well in the closing stages to condemn Erik ten Hag's side to a fourth defeat in just seven games this season.
Mount reflected on the performance with MUTV and said: "It's frustrating, We want to win these games and we know we need to and it's been a difficult start. When you go 1-0 down, it's always going to be hard to get back into the game and I think we tried to create.
"We had a few chances but it wasn't enough and we know we need to go back and look at the areas we need to improve on and we do need to improve because we want to win games. We want to go right to the end in every competition we're in.
"So it's a tough one to take. As soon as they scored, they defended well and got bodies behind the ball. It makes it difficult and I felt we had a few chances to score, but it was difficult, we were chasing the game throughout and it was tough
Former Manchester United goal-getter Andy Cole believes Rasmus Hojlund is the type of striker the club has been missing following his arrival from Atalanta.
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