‘F***ing wake up!’ – Man Utd legend reveals which player will fix BROKEN Red Devils
Robin Bairner
- 23 Aug 2023 13:47 BST
- 3 min read
Manchester United legend Dimitar Berbatov has told Erik tag Hag’s team to “f*cking wake up” after they were the victims of a 2-0 defeat by Tottenham on Saturday in the Premier League.
Although the Red Devils spent €192 million on Andre Onana, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund, Ten Hag’s side have struggled to impress in their opening matches of the season, with the midfield particularly criticised.
Berbatov, though, believes that Hojlund’s influence will positively impact the team when he is finally introduced to the starting XI after an injury sustained while he was still with Atalanta.
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“It's just one game, of course, Spurs need to build on that, and United need to f***g wake up as soon as possible,” Berbatov told Betfair.
“When you don't score, and you miss a good opportunity to score, which United had with Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes' headers against Tottenham, you give a chance to the opposition to regroup and come back strongly.
“The second half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for United was especially bad, pretty much the same as they played in their first game against Wolves.
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“Concentration and consistency helps you to score. This is where United need that typical centre-forward striker who is 90-95% going to score with the good chances they create.
“Let's hope the service will come flying towards Rasmus Hojlund, because he is going to be there, he's tall and he will hopefully score goals.”
Hojlund can get the best from Rashford
Berbatov believes Hojlund can unlock the potential of Marcus Rashford.
“Rashford prefers to play on the wing, going inside, cutting in and scoring and doing everything that he can do with his quick feet. Manchester United need to fill the position of a striker because Rashford probably doesn't like playing there. He and Erik ten Hag need to talk about it,” Berbatov stated.
“Hojlund needs to come back and be integrated into the team injury free, although they can't rush it. They'll get the ball in the box to him and leave Rashford to do what he can do, going from the wings to use the space to cut inside, cross or shoot.”
