Rasmus Hojlund knows this perfectly well and does not need to be reminded that he, as a £72 million investment with £85,000 in weekly wages, is not doing the job. It is still remarkable how small a role he plays in United’s attack in a frantic search for goals.
A total of two Premier League goals with 1216 minutes of playing time. And even worse, under Ruben, there has been no scoring from the Dane in the series since December 7. This means that United’s first striker has gone off the pitch without scoring by almost 8 hours in the Premier League arenas.
Only bad luck or missed opportunity?
hardly. In 21 Premier League games, Hojlund has 16 finishes (8 on goal, 3 big chances missed), reports Whoscored.
The English statistics company lists that Hojlund has an xG (expected Goals) of 2.93 for the entire Premier League season, this places the United striker on the list behind 88 players with higher expectations for goals.
It becomes even gloomier reading when the 16 finishes are compared to the rest of the Premier League players in the 20 clubs. Then Højlund has 141 players in front of him with several finishes.
Now, of course, we know that chances don’t add up to points, but say a lot about the productivity of a striker, whose big task is to make sure to send the ball towards the opponent’s box. When finishing is a prerequisite for scoring, it says a lot about why Rasmus Hojlund is best off returning to Serie A. Especially when the contribution to United’s attacking play beyond goals consists of 0 assists.
