'The club desperately need' - Dwight Yorke tells Rasmus Hojlund how to succeed at Manchester United

Manchester United's new striker Rasmus Hojlund has been told he needs to be making runs and holding the ball up if he wishes to cement a starting place at Old Trafford.

The Danish striker joined the Reds a week before the season began but was unable to come straight into the starting line-up due to an injury sustained during pre-season with Atalanta. Fortunately, Hojlund has recovered and prior to the international break he came on for a 30-minute cameo against Arsenal.

United fans were impressed by his work ethic and the troubles he caused the Gunners' defence and despite not getting a goal, he looked to be a bigger threat than Anthony Martial who he replaced. Perhaps his big test will come this weekend when the 20-year-old is widely expected to start against Brighton and Hove Albion.

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Ahead of the match, MEN Sport asked former striker Dwight Yorke about what Hojlund needs to do to make the role his own moving forwards. He explained: "I think it’s about game time.

"When you invest serious money in young players, you need to give them a chance. United are coming off a defeat and the manager will be looking to implement new blood into the team as soon as possible."

"[Linking play is] not hard to do," Yorke added. "Linking play is a pretty basic part of today’s game. I think it’s too soon to pass judgment, I don’t know the kid very well and I’ve not seen enough of him to make any comments. I’ll wait to see what he brings to United.

"The club desperately need a No.9 to make those runs and hold the ball up, but I’ll hold my reservation for now. I hope he can come in and do the business."

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