RUBEN AMORIM may be convinced to throw Marcus Rashford a lifeline after witnessing abysmal performances from Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee at Fulham.
Stats show that the Manchester United pair had a night to forget despite Amorim’s side taking home all three points.
AFPRasmus Hojlund had a game to forget against Fulham[/caption]
APJoshua Zirkzee also failed to impress as Man Utd won 1-0[/caption]
GettyRuben Amorim may be tempted to recall Marcus Rashford to lead his line[/caption]
Lisandro Martinez’s deflected shot was enough to seal victory at Craven Cottage.
But on the back of tonight, Amorim may likely be tempted to give Rashford another go up top despite the England star being linked with a January exit.
Danish striker Hojlund started the game in west London with an immediate red flag over his head.
The former Atalanta star has played in 48 Premier League games since his £64million move in 2023.
But he hasn’t scored in 36 of those matches — virtually an entire top-flight season.
And Hojlund’s latest outing did not prove to be different as he again failed to net.
Indeed, he didn’t have one single shot at goal on the night.
Hojlund only managed 17 touches of the ball too — with just ONE of them in Fulham’s penalty area.
And his passing fared little better too, with the forward completing six of just eight being before hauled off in the 58th minute.
Hojlund was replaced by fellow hitman Zirkzee, who has failed to impress since his £36.5m summer move from Bologna.
The Dutchman has just three league goals so far this term and, like Rashford, has also been linked with an exit.
But he is yet to be axed from Amorim’s squad and so was given another chance to prove doubters wrong tonight.
However, Zirkzee arguably had a worse game than Hojlund.
He too had zero shots at goal, therefore failing to score.
Unlike Hojlund though, Zirkzee didn’t even muster one single touch in Fulham’s box.
And despite being regarded as the more technical of the two, Zirkzee managed just five passes all game — with one of them failing to reach its target.
Amorim is sure to be scratching his head as he searches for a solution up top.
Rashford is the closest thing he has to a third striker.
And if the Englishman fails to secure a dream move to Barcelona, he may yet end up leading the line for the remainder of the season.
Rashford has also been strongly linked with a move to AC Milan.
While Aston Villa have been tipped as potential late suitors in the window.
