MANCHESTER UNITED boss Ruben Amorim admitted he could not guarantee Rasmus Hojlund’s Old Trafford future – despite the Dane’s dazzling display in the Windy City.
Hojlund opened the scoring in the 4-1 trouncing of Bournemouth before creating space for the third – which he claimed but was not awarded – when Amad Diallo fired through a crowd and into the net.
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The £72million man’s goal came as United stepped up their attempts to land RB Leipzig’s Slovenian ace Benjamin Sesko as their new first-choice No9.
And while he was full of praise for Hojlund’s contribution, Old Trafford chief Amorim conceded: “I am really happy with Rasmus, but I don’t know what is going to happen until the end of the market.
“The important thing is that the strikers that are here are working really well, are improving, are helping the team and that is the most important thing.”
Amorim added: “People focus on the goals and we have suffered a lot because of the lack of goals.
“But it’s not just the goals with Rasmus. It’s also about the way he connects the play.
“Every time we have to clear the ball, we are doing so under pressure.
“His ability to hold the defender off and to connect with the support is helping us a lot to play better.
“And we are playing better because he is playing better.”
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United were far too good for the sub-par Cherries, with the excellent Patrick Dorgu storming through to claim the second and teenage substitute Ethan Williams netting the fourth with his first touch.
Bournemouth’s reply was a late own goal by Matthijs de Ligt, who had replaced Harry Maguire at half-time, but Amorim allayed concerns about the England centre-back.
He explained: “He had an issue during the holidays, during training.
“Harry’s come a little bit late, so we have to be careful with him. It’s just a little bit of fatigue with the training.
“We are trying to control everything and saving all the players to give them the exact number of minutes they need.”
Fatigue was also the reason that Brazilian Matheus Cunha was not involved at Soldier Field, but a delighted Amorim said: “It was a good game.
“We played with intensity. We were aggressive and that is something that we needed to improve on from last season.
“Overall, we had better possessions compared to the last game, so they are listening.
“Of course, scoring first in the beginning of the game can change the confidence of the team. It was a good test, a good day.
“It was just a pre-season game. But if you look at us, at the same players from last year, it looks like a different team and that is a good sign.”
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