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Matt Verri

Paul Scholes blames Rasmus Hojlund's struggle for form on 'selfish' Manchester United team-mates

Paul Scholes believes Rasmus Hojlund's form should be a "big concern" for Manchester United, suggesting he is not being helped by his team-mates as he adapts to life in England.

Hojlund arrived at Old Trafford in the summer in a £72million move from Atalanta, though a back injury prevented him from making his debut for the club until early September.

The 20-year-old has gone on to make 12 Premier League appearances since then, but is yet to score a goal or provide an assist as the season moves towards the halfway stage.

There has been more success for Hojlund in Europe, with the forward scoring five goals in the Champions League, but he struggled to have an impact on Tuesday night as United were beaten by Bayern Munich and crashed out of the competition, finishing bottom of the group.

Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae dominated Hojlund throughout the 90 minutes, preventing him from having a single shot at goal or even a touch in the penalty area.

Man United finished bottom of the group to end their European involvement this season (AP)

With Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial both in poor form too, Erik ten Hag is faced with significant problems up front as the pressure mounts on the Dutchman's position at Old Trafford.

After another quiet performance from Hojlund, Scholes pointed at Antony and Alejandro Garnacho and bemoaned the lack of service the Danish striker has had in the opening months of his United career.

"The big worry for me is the centre forward," Scholes told TNT Sports.

"We can’t create a chance for him. I know he has scored five goals in the Champions League but he hasn’t got any in the league, he hasn’t got a chance tonight and I don’t think he had a chance on Saturday [against Bournemouth].

"It is a big concern, where the goals are coming from. You expect creativity from your wide players, Antony and Garnacho but they are quite selfish players.

"They aren’t players who are looking up, they are players thinking about scoring their own goals, scoring themselves."

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