Hojlund's confidence 'shattered'
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Rasmus Hojlund's valuation jumped up a huge amount in a very short space of time with moves from Copenhagen to Sturm Graz and then Atalanta.
Even though his goal record was not exceptional, comparisons were drawn at the time with fellow Scandinavian forward Erling Haaland due to the size, strength and speed of both players.
While United were convinced of his potential to develop into a top-class centre-forward, he has not fulfilled that and, although he has shown glimpses of his finishing power, his confidence now looks shattered.
He never looked like getting in a position to score against Fulham and is not the sort of forward that drops deeper and gets involved in the build-up play.
The Dane was also not helped by Alejandro Garnacho being named as a substitute given he seems to be the one player in the current squad that can stretch a game and provide some support.