{"id":290002,"date":"2023-10-04T10:25:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290002"},"modified":"2023-10-04T10:25:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T10:25:50","slug":"hojlund-hits-back-at-united-defenders-after-galatasaray-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/hojlund-hits-back-at-united-defenders-after-galatasaray-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Hojlund hits back at United defenders after Galatasaray defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United striker Rasmus Hojlund turns the spotlight on his team-mates in defence, a day after Raphael Varane called out the forwards for their failures, saying: &#8216;We can&#8217;t concede goals right after we score&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rasmus Hojlund scored twice in United&#8217;s 3-2 defeat against Galatasaray<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Dane now has three goals in two Champions League appearances\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United striker\u00a0Rasmus Hojlund\u00a0has turned the spotlight back on his defensive team-mates \u2013 a day after Raphael Varane called out the\u00a0attackers to be more ruthless \u2013 after they conceded three goals in their defeat by Galatasaray.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> United&#8217;s\u00a0season went from bad to worse after they were beaten 3-2 by Galatasaray\u00a0in the Champions League on Tuesday night, which saw the \u00a372million summer signing strike twice on a breakout night for him in the famous red shirt.<\/p>\n<p>But it all proved in vain as Galatasaray struck three times to condemn Erik ten Hag\u2019s side to a sixth defeat from 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018At the moment we are not doing good enough,\u2019 Hojlund told MUTV in a damning verdict.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We need to remember we can\u2019t give goals right after we score. We\u2019ve had a few games now where they just score after we score.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/23\/76137619-0-image-a-27_1696373408631.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund has turned the spotlight back on his defensive team-mates after they conceded three times at home to Galatasaray<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/10\/76152657-12592481-image-a-5_1696412817127.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It comes\u00a0a day after Raphael Varane (left) called out the United attackers to be more ruthless<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We need to go back and analyse that tomorrow and talk about it in the group. It\u2019s a tough period now but we need to stick together and that\u2019s the only way we can get out of this.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Hojlund&#8217;s comments come a day after\u00a0Varane\u00a0called on United&#8217;s forwards to show a more ruthless efficiency in a bid to turn their dismal start to the season around.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;[The Champions League] is about details and you have to be efficient to win the competition,&#8217; the Frenchman added, ahead of Tuesday night&#8217;s clash with Galatasaray.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In the last moments we need more efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is a low number of occasions we concede goals and we need to create a lot to score. That is the reality of the top level.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You need to be efficient to win trophies. We have the quality in the squad to win competitions. We have to move forward and improve.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After defeat to Crystal Palace at the weekend condemned United to their worst start ever to a Premier League season, Ten Hag and his players desperately sought some respite.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/01\/76136355-12591015-image-a-142_1696378349584.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United had Casemiro sent off as they slumped to a 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray<\/p>\n<p>They thought they had that when Hojlund headed in the opener, teed up by Marcus Rashford, in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>He would add his second in front of the Stretford End with a brilliant breakaway finish, something he hopes will become a \u2018signature\u2019 of his for United fans to enjoy for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve been brought to score goals and I\u2019m happy I got two more,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But again, if we talk about Marcus (Rashford), as he said in an interview we try to talk to each other and he knew that I\u2019m going to be there now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He knows I can keep up with his pace and we saw a glimpse of that today.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On the second goal, he added: \u2018It was a good feeling.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I got cheated a bit before with the offside but it was an incredible goal. I like to call that a signature Rasmus goal, on the left side, running a lot. It was nice.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/23\/76137645-0-image-a-28_1696373435576.jpg\" height=\"399\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hojlund scored twice as United lost to the Turkish champions at Old Trafford\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/23\/76137629-0-image-a-29_1696373440158.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Dane now has three goals in two Champions League appearances for United<\/p>\n<p>United now face two games against Hojlund\u2019s former club FC Copenhagen knowing they must win both to have any hopes of qualifying out of Group A.<\/p>\n<p>Hojlund will come up against his brothers in the double header and while there will be plenty of emotion in the Hojlund household for those clashes, winning is the only option for Rasmus and United.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We need to get some points now if we want to play Champions League after the group stage,\u2019 he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m looking forward to playing against them because it\u2019s a former club, my brothers are playing there and I have a big heart for Copenhagen. Now I play for Manchester United and we need to get some points out of it.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12592481\/Man-United-striker-Rasmus-Hojlund-turns-spotlight-team-mates-defence-day-Raphael-Varane-called-forwards-failures-saying-concede-goals-right-score.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United striker Rasmus Hojlund turns the spotlight on his team-mates in defence, a day after Raphael Varane called out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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