Paul Scholes
Manchester United legend, Paul Scholes, recently expressed his disappointment about Rasmus Hojlund not starting in the Europa League match against Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce on Thursday night. Despite previously having reservations about the striker earlier this season, he was critical of the decision to bench Hojlund after the latter scored his second goal of the campaign in the victory over Brentford in the Premier League. Erik ten Hag, the United manager, chose to rotate the team, offering Joshua Zirkzee a chance to start instead. Scholes, who has been vocal in his critique of United’s forward line, voiced concerns about the club’s goalscoring issues.
Paul Scholes said, “In forward areas especially, I just don’t think the quality is there. We go back to the most successful teams, they’re capable of scoring goals. What have we scored? Five goals in seven games. Now, we had three or four forwards who could get you 20 goals, so you’re looking at 80 goals a season there and I just don’t see that in the forward line at Manchester United. Look, Hojlund does alright but is he gonna score you 20 goals? I don’t think so.”
Despite Paul Scholes’ skepticism, Hojlund will be hopeful to prove him wrong, albeit starting as a substitute in the upcoming match.
