Man Utd “phenomenon” bought by Solskjær is now outscoring Hojlund & Zirkzee

There isn’t any escaping it: Manchester United have kicked off their Premier League marketing campaign in poor vogue this season.

Erik ten Hag’s males began brightly sufficient with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Fulham, however a defeat away to Brighton & Hove Albion and, worse but, a hammering at residence to Liverpool on Sunday has already put the membership below immense strain.

That stated, whereas the performances on the pitch have left a lot to be desired, the membership’s enterprise off it has been spectacular, with the likes of Manuel Ugarte, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, and Joshua Zirkzee all giving the followers one thing to be comfortable about.

In actual fact, with Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund within the squad, the Crimson Devils have some of the thrilling younger strike forces in soccer, though they’re being outscored by a former United ahead who was bought by Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

Zirkzee and Hojlund’s type

So, let’s begin with Hojlund, who’s coming into his second season on the membership. Whereas he had a tricky begin to life on the Theatre of Goals, it will be truthful to say that, on the entire, his debut marketing campaign for the membership was a comparatively profitable one on a private stage.

For instance, in his 43 appearances for the membership, the Danish worldwide discovered the again of the web on 16 events and supplied two assists, equating to a objective involvement on common each 2.38 video games, and whereas he is out injured in the meanwhile, it would not be shocking to see him kick on once more this yr.

Likewise, Zirkzee loved a comparatively fruitful yr with Italian facet Bologna final season, though he wasn’t fairly as prolific as his new teammate.

In his 37 appearances for the Rossoblu, the Dutchman scored 12 objectives and supplied seven assists, and whereas he scored fewer objectives than the previous Atalanta ace, due to his help tally, he maintained a barely higher common of a objective involvement each 1.94 video games.

Nonetheless, whereas each forwards had been productive final season, neither one was as medical as a former United striker who was bought in 2019.

Romelu Lukaku’s current type

Sure, the goalscorer in query is the much-maligned Romelu Lukaku, who, regardless of his popularity amongst followers in England, loved a stellar marketing campaign in Italy final season.

Nonetheless, the Belgian powerhouse has had fairly a journey since Solskjær sanctioned his £73m sale to Inter Milan over 5 years in the past.

Since then, he is fired Inter to a league title, moved to Chelsea for £98m, moved again to the San Siro on mortgage after struggling in West London and giving that interview, after which moved to AS Roma final season following a botched switch to Juventus which enraged the Nerazzurri devoted.

Nonetheless, this season, he has lastly discovered a brand new everlasting residence at Napoli after finishing a £30m transfer final month. Whereas he is already opened his account in simply his first look for the Partenopei, we’re right here to speak about his exploits final season, which earned him a transfer to Naples within the first place.

In his 47 appearances for Roma, the “absolute phenomenon,” as Sky Sports activities presenter Dougie Critchley dubbed him, scored 21 objectives and supplied 4 assists. This implies he averaged a objective involvement each 1.88 video games and comfortably outscored each Hojlund and Zirkzee.

That stated, it is clear that Lukaku is again to close his finest, and whereas his objectives could be a lot appreciated by Ten Hag and Co, United received a substantial charge for him again in 2019, so finally, his departure was most likely for the perfect.