{"id":294976,"date":"2023-11-24T15:23:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294976"},"modified":"2023-11-24T15:23:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:23:57","slug":"erik-ten-hag-warns-manchester-united-forwards-to-step-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/erik-ten-hag-warns-manchester-united-forwards-to-step-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag warns Manchester United forwards to  &apos;step up&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Erik ten Hag warns Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford, and other Man United forwards to &#8216;step up&#8217; after just ONE goal between them in the Premier League&#8230; but insists he is &#8216;confident&#8217; in them<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Erik ten Hag has faith in his forwards but needs more end product from them<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>He used Rashford&#8217;s 30-goal haul and Hojlund&#8217;s European form as proof of quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nobody&#8217;s fooled by the nature of Man United&#8217;s performances this season \u2013 IAKO\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Erik ten Hag is confident his Manchester United strikers will get back in the goals regardless of whether he is able to make a new signing in the January transfer window \u2013 but warned that they have to \u2018step up\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>United go into Sunday\u2019s clash with Everton at Goodison Park with just 13 goals in 12 Premier League games this season. Marcus Rashford is the only forward to score in the league and, even then, last season\u2019s 30-goal top marksman only has one to his name this term.<\/p>\n<p>United have been linked with signing a new striker in January despite paying Atalanta \u00a372million for Rasmus Hojlund in the summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Ten Hag preferred to focus on the players already in his squad when asked at his pre-match press conference about the possibility of bringing in new blood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/24\/14\/78200769-0-image-a-90_1700836685974.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag has warned Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford and Man United&#8217;s forward sthayt they must &#8216;step up&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/24\/14\/78200831-0-image-a-91_1700836729124.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, he insisted he was &#8216;confident&#8217; in his options and pointed to Hojlund&#8217;s five Champions League goals as evidence of quality<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He backed his forwards to come good and end the barren spell, but also told them that they need to rise to the challenge of playing for a club like United.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I&#8217;m confident,\u2019 he said. \u2018Our players are able to score goals, some have showed it already. Rashy scored last season 30 goals, Rasmus Hojlund scored five goals in the Champions League, that&#8217;s massive. Not many players across Europe can deliver that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our players are capable of scoring goals, and there will come a point when they will do. As a team, it&#8217;s good, we are ranked fifth in the Premier League for creating chances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They have to step up, they know that. You have to deal with that with the pressure and the standards of Man United, but our players have the abilities to score goals.\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-12787727\/Erik-ten-Hag-Rasmus-Hojlund-Marcus-Rashford-Man-United-step-Premier-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik ten Hag warns Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford, and other Man United forwards to &#8216;step up&#8217; 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