Rene Meulensteen criticises two Manchester United players for having 'no intention' to help teammate

Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has criticised Antony and Alejandro Garnacho for showing 'no intention' to serve their striker Rasmus Hojlund.

United striker Hojlund failed to register a single shot during Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at home to Bayern Munich, with his side eliminated from the Champions League after finishing bottom of Group A. The Danish international has scored five times in Europe this season but is yet to find the net in the Premier League.

There are growing concerns regarding the £72million summer signing, who has been guilty of wasteful finishing both in Europe and domestically. But Meulensteen has pointed the finger at the two wide starters for providing almost no service.

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"I thought he [Hojlund] was way short [against Bayern]," Meulensteen told talkSPORT. "Against those defenders, he never got a kick.

"But the problem is he is flanked by two individual players [Antony and Garnacho] who have no intention to give him any kind of service because they want to create things for themselves and not help any striker. So there’s an imbalance, and that imbalance is going forward but also going back in terms of the defensive shape which we’ve seen in so many games."

Meulensteen's concern echoes that of one of his former players at United, Paul Scholes. The former Reds midfielder has previously been critical of club captain Bruno Fernandes for not doing enough to help the Dane, and he also pointed the finger at Antony and Garnacho after Tuesday's defeat.

"It’s a big concern where the goals are going to come from - you expect a lot of product