Manchester United need Rasmus Hojlund to do what Bruno Fernandes did in 2020

In among the wreckage of Manchester United's worst start to a season in 37 years, there is one beacon of hope shining brightly for Erik ten Hag, a focal point for those hopeful that things will soon start to turn.

Trying to find positives in a start that has produced six defeats in 10 games is a little like the Conservatives trying to sell the benefits of scrapping HS2 to the city while holding their party conference in Manchester. I know you're still focusing on the bad news, but...

For United, however, the good news is unavoidable. A 6ft 3in blonde centre-forward with pace to burn doesn't exactly blend into the background. But for the avoidance of doubt, Rasmus Hojund announced his entrance to the biggest stage at Old Trafford on Tuesday night and then celebrated like Jude Bellingham in front of the Stretford End.

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It was an entrance and a celebration befitting a messiah and that is what he needs to be for Ten Hag and United. He, more than anyone else, had every right to be furious with the slack defending that gifted Galatasaray victory in the Champions League. What should have been Hojlund's breakthrough night became another inquest into United's woeful start to the campaign.

But Hojlund's impact is a reason to hope that all is not lost. He can't do it on his own, but his positivity and performances could lift teammates, especially when the injury crisis begins to ease.

It's worth revisiting some of Ten Hag's comments about Hojlund from the week before he made his debut for United with that lively cameo against Arsenal at the Emirates. The callow 20-year-old