Rasmus Hojlund needs to prove Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim right vs Athletic Bilbao

In the grand scheme of their season, Rasmus Hojlund's 96th-minute equaliser against Bournemouth on Sunday will have meant more to him than it did to Manchester United.

His last-gasp prod of the ball at the Vitality Stadium earned United a point, moving them back above Everton and into 14th spot. It also prevented a 16th Premier League defeat of the season.

With United's league campaign having been as good as over since the start of January, their games have offered very little to get excited about, and that will be theme up until the finish line on May 25.

For United, all of the focus since being dumped out of the FA Cup by Fulham on penalties at the beginning of March has been on the Europa League.

Ruben Amorim's side will continue their quest in pursuit of European glory when they face Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames Stadium in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday evening, exactly a fortnight after producing their incredible comeback against Lyon.

With Joshua Zirkzee unavailable through injury and Chido Obi ineligible to play in the Europa League, Hojlund is guaranteed to spearhead United's attack in the Basque Country.

Despite still being in realistic contention to the clinch the Europa League Golden Boot this season, currently finding himself on five goals, just two behind Kasper Hogh of Bodo/Glimt and Olympiacos' Ayoub El Kaabi at the top of the scoring charts, Hojlund has gone six games without a goal in the competition.

The Dane last scored in Europe for United when he netted a brace in their 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen in December. That double marked his fourth and fifth goals in his first five games under Amorim, offering hope that his season was about to spark into life after a slow