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Manchester United had one player in loan action on Friday evening.
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Rasmus Hojlund
The Dane has had a rollercoaster time of it in Napoli.
He has impressed the club sufficiently that they have committed to signing him permanently in the summer.
Hojlund has also scored 14 goals in all competitions for the southern Italians.
Nonetheless, he has also gone on long barren spells in front of goal that United fans know only too well.
Performance versus Cagliari
The 23-year-old was involved early in the match when his knock down from a corner resulted in the ball finally landing to another former Red Scott McTominay in the box who made no mistake to give Antonio Conte’s side the lead early on.
In the 15th minute he had his only shot on goal but it was easily blocked by the Cagliari defence.
He did not complete any dribbles in the match but he was able to complete one key pass for his side.
The striker was not particularly capable of linking up with his teammates though as he lost possession eight times and could only make 74% of his passing attempts during the full 90 minutes.
Hojlund did not compete in any aerial duels in the match and was also largely ineffective in his ground contests, winning just two out of seven.
It was a familiar anonymous performance by the striker but he won’t care as his side won their fourth match on the bounce.
They closed to within six points of Inter Milan at the top of the table and will face AC Milan on the 6th April in a crunch top of the table match up.
Rasmus Hojlund stats vs Cagliari
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.04 |
| Assists | 0 |
| Expected assists (xA) | 0.09 |
| Total shots | 1 |
| Shots on target | 0 |
| Shots blocked | 1 |
| Offsides | 1 |
| Touches | 25 |
| Unsuccessful touches | 1 |
| Dribbles (successful) | 0 (0) |
| Was fouled | 2 |
| Possession lost | 8 |
| Total carrying distance | 62.1 m |
| Carries | 10 |
| Total progression | -17.2 m |
| Key passes | 1 |
| Crosses (accurate) | 0 (0) |
| Accurate passes | 14/19 (74%) |
| Passes in opposition half (acc.) | 14/19 (74%) |
| Def. contributions | 0 |
| Tackles (won) | 0 (0) |
| Interceptions | 0 |
| Clearances | 0 |
| Blocked shots | 0 |
| Recoveries | 2 |
| Ground duels (won) | 7 (2) |
| Fouls | 3 |
| Dribbled past | 0 |
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