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Roy Keane and Rio Ferdinand have both claimed they feel sorry for Rasmus Hojlund following his summer transfer to Manchester United.
Hojlund arrived from Atalanta with plenty of pressure on his shoulders as United looked to add more goals to the team. His debut for the club was delayed due to an injury picked up in pre-season.
Having made his first appearance for the Reds at the beginning of September, the Dane has since scored three Champions League goals but is still awaiting his first in the Premier League. Prior to the Manchester derby, Keane told Sky Sports he felt sorry for Hojlund due to his injury woes.
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He said: "You do feel sorry for Hojlund because you always worry when a player comes to your club off the back of an injury and never gets up to speed and takes him a few months.
"But if ever there is a chance [it is] today, if he gets chances to try and get up and running against City. The manager said about the fight and spirit, but you need more than that to win a big game."
Prior to the Galatasaray defeat in the Champions League, Ferdinand also claimed he felt sorry for Hojlund but for a different reason. His concern was based on his lack of support in the forward line.
The former centre-back explained on TNT Sports: "I do feel sorry for him in a way because there's never really been a player to come in at his age and have all the pressure of being the one that needs to score, to be the finished article. Wayne Rooney had Ruud van Nistelrooy alongside him to help guide him, and no one really expected that of him.
"He's going straight into the squad as a massive-money signing, with all that pressure, but that's what happens
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