(Reuters) – According to Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford are showing signs of an effective partnership. This was after the attackers both scored in Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur.
Hojlund scored early, only to be cancelled out by Richarlison. Rodrigo Bentancur then levelled again for Spurs after Rashford had put United back in front.
Hojlund has only scored two league goals this season, while Rashford has four. Despite this, the pair seem to be developing an understanding and were involved in the build-up to each other’s goals.
“I hope they keep going with this progress,” Ten Hag told reporters. “You see they are coming up with routines – that is what you need.”
“You need it everywhere but especially in the front line, where there are tight areas and quick decisions have to be made. In a split second you need the right decisions, so you need that intuition.”
“When your front players are not scoring, it goes through the whole team. It makes everyone insecure, starting with the front players, because they are of course eager when they’re not scoring and play with less confidence.”
United’s next match will be on Jan. 28 in an FA Cup fourth-round tie against either Newport County or Eastleigh.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
