Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says his team are mot helping Rasmus Hojlund who is currently on a 16-game goal drought, Afrosport reports.
The Danish striker has only two goals in the Premier League with his last goal in any competition coming in a 2-1 win at Viktoria Plzen in December when he netted a brace.
It has led to question marks over his ability, particularly as United spent €75 million to secure his services from Atalanta last season.
Amorim however asserted that Hojlund’s struggles comes from the team not creating enough chances for him.
“I think it’s clear, we as a team, we are not helping Rasmus,” Amorim said. “We don’t create a lot of chances.
“I think Rasmus has a lot of potential. If we improve the way we play the game, he will have more opportunities to score. He came here very young and, when you are very young, to be the number nine and play all the time sometimes is hard.
“We have to look as Rasmus as a player: he has the pace, he has the technique, he scores some goals that are really hard to score. Sometimes he doesn’t choose the better runs, sometimes he’s so anxious to touch the ball because he passes long minutes without the ball and he moves away from the goal.
“We address that in training. He has the ability, he already showed that here, but I think it’s more a team thing than a Rasmus thing.”
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Hojlund has however fared better in the Europa League with five goals in eight games.
He has scored a total of 23 competitive goals in 76 matches since joining United.
