Hojlund alone not responsible for scoring woes - Fernandes

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes does not feel Rasmus Hojlund should be left to shoulder the responsibility for the club's goalscoring issues.

Hojlund netted the injury-time equaliser that earned United a point at Bournemouth.

It was the Denmark striker's first goal in seven games and only his ninth all season.

Head coach Ruben Amorim has repeatedly stressed goalscoring is a major issue for his team and Hojlund has faced some external criticism, fuelled by his £72m price tag.

But Fernandes, whose 16 goals this term puts him clear in the United scoring charts, feels the burden needs to be widened.

"We can't hide behind Rasmus not scoring as many goals as we wanted him to score," said Fernandes. "Obviously, he has to score more. He's the number nine of the team. The number nine is expected to score goals so whether he's not scoring for Manchester United or any other club, you will always get the spotlight.

"But Josh (Zirkzee) has to score more. I have to score more. Garna (Alejandro Garnacho) has to score more. Mason (Mount), Amad (Diallo).

"We need to try to find a way of creating more chances for the team to score."

It has been suggested Hojlund does not make the off-the-ball runs that would lead to him becoming more effective.

Again, Fernandes views the situation from a wider perspective and says players have to understand the strengths of their team-mates.

"We need to understand the characteristics of every player on the pitch," he said.

"Obviously we need to read whether he's on the ball, what kind of movements we can do. We need to know if the player on the ball is capable of a pass behind or a risky pass or whatever.

"You don't make the same runs no matter which player is on the ball."