Man Utd striker Hojlund won't become Premier League great - Neville

Tom Weber

Updated: 14 May 2024 09:33 BST
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Erik ten Hag, Rasmus Hojlund, Man Utd — © IMAGO

Gary Neville is not convinced that Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund can become a Premier League great.

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The young Danish striker has come under fire recently, having only scored once in his last ten appearances for Man Utd. In fact, such has been his fall from grace, that it has been claimed that Red Devils players are now reluctant to pass the ball to him.

This is a drastic departure from the Hojlund we saw earlier this year when he seemingly couldn't stop scoring after not netting a single Premier League goal until December 2023. To say that it has been an up-and-down campaign for the €74 million summer signing would be an understatement.

With Man Utd yet again losing on Sunday after being beaten 1-0 by Arsenal and the 21-year-old blanking once more, Gary Neville offered his thoughts on the young striker and the club legend made some interesting comments.

Hojlund to become Man Utd's Ollie Watkins

Speaking on Sky Sports, Neville insisted that Hojlund could become a very reliable Premier League striker like Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins but that he lacks the potential and ability to become one of the all-time great goalscorers such as Erling Haaland and Sergio Aguero.

"I think this is a kid that needs persevering with. I looked at Ollie Watkins before. He's not going to become a Haaland or an Aguero, one of the great strikers in Premier League history, I don't think. But he can become an Ollie Watkins. You can look at someone like that and think he can get to 20 goals."

"I wish he was the second striker this season. I wish he was learning. I did the interview with Erik ten Hag last week. He mentioned Harry Kane. If he was learning off Kane now or playing with Kane, I think you'd see a completely different player. Secondly, he's 21 years of age."

"He's a little bit scruffy in his work, it's his first season in the Premier League, and he reminds me a little bit of Darwin Nunez. He reminds me a little bit of Nicolas Jackson. When you look at them, they're projects."