Erik ten Hag shoots down claims Man Utd have their very own Haaland forward of Arsenal
Erik ten Hag feels that it’s flawed for Manchester United’s new signing Rasmus Hojlund to be in comparison with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland. The ahead was acquired as a part of a big reshuffle at Old Trafford this summer time, and the upper powers on the membership are satisfied that the £72million arrival has an enormous future on the membership.
The 20-year-old is about to make his Red Devils this weekend towards Arsenal after it was introduced that he had overcome a again harm that had prevented him from that includes within the first three matches of the Premier League season.
Given that Hojlund was United’s solely striker signing, there may be already immense stress on the shoulders of the ex-Atalanta star. Though many have talked about the Denmark worldwide in the identical breath of Haaland and are hopeful that he can have the same affect to final season’s Golden Boot winner.
However, Ten Hag feels that such claims are untimely provided that Hojlund has not even made his debut for the membership. Quizzed on the comparisons on Friday forward of his facet’s conflict with Arsenal, the ex-Ajax boss mentioned: “I think Rasmus is a different character in our squad – and that makes it really exciting.
“The balance in my squad is very good and already we noticed this week when he came in that a different spirit is coming up. He gives that energy and also the players get energy from it. It is very good. But give him time to settle in. No player can act from the start.
“Of course, we expect a lot from Hojlund but he needs time to settle into the team and the way we play. The rest will come – I’m very confident of that. He is brave and that’s enough. He has belief and the rest will come.
“We scouted about the skill and personality. Yes, everywhere he has been so far – Austria and Italy – he’s made a big impact. You need time and it will come – I am convinced of that.”
Given the aforementioned expectations, Ten Hag was additionally requested whether or not he felt that the younger ahead has the mentality to deal with the stress of being first-choice for a membership like United. And the Dutchman was equally convincing in his reward of his new marquee arrival.
Ten Hag defined: “So far he’s only been here a short time and he’s not even played any games and is now in the training sessions. But he confirms the impression of when we scouted him – and we really intensely scouted him. He’s acting very good this week. A very good spirit. He’s very motivated to start in the team. He can’t wait and I think we did the right thing.”