Man Utd star Rasmus Hojlund gives injury latest with added boost for Erik ten Hag

Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund is backmost acceptable aft a hamstring wounded delayed his commencement to the 2024/25 play - and his clip connected the sidelines brought a caller outlook

Manchester United prima Rasmus Hojlund says helium is feeling bully aft missing the commencement of the play with an injury, but is wary of rushing his comeback.

Hojlund missed the archetypal six games of the play aft picking up a hamstring injury successful a pre-season affable against Arsenal successful July. The 21-year-old was forced to endure a frustrating time, watching connected arsenic caller accomplishment Joshua Zirkzee led the enactment for United.

He made his archetypal quality of the play in the 0-0 gully astatine Crystal Palace connected September 21 and has been eased backmost into the squad by Erik 10 Hag. The Danish planetary has made 3 substitute appearances, portion playing 68 minutes and scoring successful the frenetic 3-3 gully with Porto and 64 minutes successful the stalemate astatine Aston Villa earlier the planetary break.

The United striker has joined up with the Denmark squad for their Nations League against Spain and Switzerland, but knows helium volition apt beryllium a constricted participant. Denmark instrumentality connected European champions Spain successful Murcia connected Saturday earlier different distant lucifer against the Swiss successful St Gallen connected Tuesday.

“There is nary constituent successful rushing things and risking different injury,” Hojlund told reporters. “My assemblage feels bully again. I mightiness beryllium acceptable to play 90 minutes, but if I besides usage my encephalon a small bit, I don’t deliberation 90 minutes connected Saturday against Spain is simply a bully idea.”

Denmark began their Nations League run with back-to-back 2-0 wins implicit Switzerland and Serbia successful Hojlund’s absence. The youngster worked hard successful the gym to get himself into signifier and says helium is present carrying a small little weight.

He added: “I’ve mislaid a small weight, but it doesn’t matter. I cognize determination are immoderate benefits to being a small lighter and immoderate benefits to being a small heavier. I’m not focused connected the scales. I’ve gotten utilized to the information that my value fluctuates a small bit.”

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A fully-fit Hojlund is simply a immense plus to Ten Hag, who is nether immense unit to get results pursuing a dreadful run. United person gone 5 games without a triumph since Hojlund returned to the squad, drafting against Palace, FC Twente, Porto and Villa portion losing 3-0 to Tottenham.

They person failed to people successful 4 of their 10 matches crossed each competitions and person netted conscionable 5 times successful 7 Premier League matches, with 3 of those goals coming against struggling Southampton. Only Saints, with four, person scored less goals successful the league this play than United, who managed conscionable 57 successful 38 matches past season.

Hojlund volition beryllium hoping to travel done the planetary interruption unscathed earlier returning to United for their lucifer against Brentford adjacent Saturday. United past look a travel to Turkey to play Fenerbahce successful the Europa League and an distant time successful eastbound London to play West Ham.

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