Struggling Man Utd star blasted as a ‘completely hopeless boy among men’
Struggling Man Utd star blasted as a ‘completely hopeless boy among men’
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Former Manchester United defender John Sivebaek has slammed one current Red Devils player, calling him a ‘completely hopeless boy among men’. United are enduring a very difficult season in the Premier League despite progressing to the Europa League last-16 and knocking Arsenal out of the FA Cup. They have lost six of Ruben Amorim’s first 12 league games in charge and they could slide further down the table if Crystal Palace defeat them on Sunday.
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Many players have come under criticism, particularly the forwards with only five teams scoring less than United in the top-flight this season. Rasmus Hojlund has scored just twice in 18 Premier League appearances as he continues to struggle following his £72million transfer from Atalanta. While he looks set to remain at Old Trafford for now, it has been reported that the striker is effectively ‘on trial’ until the end of the season and will be sold in the summer if he cannot find his shooting boots.
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Sivebaek has sympathy for his fellow Dane, but that hasn’t stopped him from severely criticising Hojlund, pinpointing his poor performance in the 3-1 win over Southampton in January. ‘Should never have started [against Southampton] and apart from one good move where he set up Garnacho, he was completely hopeless again. A boy among men,’ he told Ekstra Bladet. ‘He’s struggling. But it’s also very difficult for such a young guy. There are high expectations for him to be the new Haaland, and that’s a lot of expectations at such a young age.
‘He’s playing in a team that doesn’t work, and you can’t blame him for underperforming. However, I think he works really hard for it.’. United have been linked with a number of new centre-forwards to replace Hojlund including Mathys Tel, though another former player believes the Dane could have a future at Old Trafford if he had an experienced striker to learn from and develop under. ‘I feel like because Hojlund was £70m-odd we’re expecting the finished article. Unfortunately [he’s not],’ United legend Rio Ferdinand said.
‘He’s a young striker but normally a striker of that age comes in and learns off someone. He’s got nobody to learn off. ‘A big part of the recruitment now is buying young talented players but there needs to be an element of who are they going to learn from on the job.’. This article was first published on January 23, 2025. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
