Man United are getting what they expected from Rasmus Hojlund - but that makes next transfer decision impossible

When Rasmus Hojlund scored both of Manchester United's goals in the 2-1 win at Luton Town in February his stock had never been higher. After a tough start to life at Old Trafford, breaking his Premier League duck had opened the floodgates and a double against the Hatters made it eight goals in as many games.

But then came an injury and a month of inaction and as quickly as he went from cold to hot over Christmas, his temperature plummeted once more. It is now 405 minutes without a goal since his return and more concerningly there have been just three shots in that time.

In his spell of looking like an unstoppable Premier League striker, between Boxing Day and February 18, Hojlund had 16 shots in eight games, but he's barely influenced recent fixtures and United's results have turned in accordance with their £72million striker starting to look goal shy once again.

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Hojlund played the full game in those successive draws against Liverpool and Bournemouth but didn't have a single shot and managed 60 touches across 180 minutes. Bruno Fernandes is picking up the goalscoring slack for now, but United need Hojlund to catch fire once more.

Not only is it essential that the club's leading striker scores goals, but with Anthony Martial leaving Old Trafford this summer, a new striker is towards the top of the shopping list in the first window under the influence of Ineos. If Hojlund remains in a funk and continues to look like a striker capable of going through streaky spells of good and bad, then the dilemma of the profile of forward to sign becomes