In the previous campaign, the Red Devils were the joint-lowest scorers in the top half of the table with Erik ten Hag forced to heavily rely on debutant Rasmus Hojlund due to the lack of alternatives.
The Dane emerged as the top scorer in an otherwise difficult campaign and it was clear that the Dutchman put too much pressure on his young shoulders, which hampered his form and caused him injuries.
A lot was expected from the former Atalanta starlet in his sophomore campaign and despite a bright start to pre-season, the 21-year-old suffered an injury that was supposed to keep him sidelined for six weeks.
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