Erik ten Hag's Rasmus Hojlund plan for Manchester United

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has hinted at the roadmap that will help Rasmus Hojlund enjoy a successful debut season at Old Trafford.

After becoming one of the most highly-rated prospects in European football, plenty of eyes will be fixed on how well Hojlund adapts to life in a United shirt. It has been a meteoric rise for the young forward, who was still attempting to make his mark at FC Copenhagen in January 2022 when he was snapped up by Sturm Graz.

A short-but-sweet, goalscoring spell in Austria persuaded Atalanta to stump up €17 million last summer, with the Denmark international quickly carving out a place in the side at Duvan Zapata’s expense Hojlund’s stock continued to rise as he produced 14 goal involvements in 34 appearances for the Italian club. Scoring a hat-trick on his first international start only served to accelerate his rapidly growing reputation.

United were in desperate need of a striker and will have hoped to have found a long-term solution to their issues up front. However, boss Erik ten Hag will be mindful to not let fans demand too much, too soon from the youngster.

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Hojlund is not expected to make his United debut until next month as he recovers from a back issue. The club is aiming to challenge for major honours, once again, this season, but Ten Hag insists he feels 'quite calm and composed' at the prospect of relying on Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial in Hojlund’s absence. Overall, the trio provided 46 goals and 17 assists between them last season. Rashford started through the middle against Wolves in the Premier League opener on Monday night.

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