Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund are starting to show glimpses of a strong connection, according to Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, following the attackers’ goals in Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw against Tottenham Hotspur.
After Rashford had put United back ahead, Hojlund’s early goal was cancelled out by Richarlison, and Rodrigo Bentancur again leveled for Spurs.
Rashford has scored four goals in the league this season, while Hojlund has only scored two. Despite this, the two seem to be becoming closer and were engaged in each other’s goal progression.
“I hope they keep going with this progress,” Ten Hag told reporters. “You see they are coming up with routines – that is what you need.
“You need it everywhere but especially in the front line, where there are tight areas and quick decisions have to be made. In a split second you need the right decisions, so you need that intuition.
“When your front players are not scoring, it goes through the whole team. It makes everyone insecure, starting with the front players, because they are of course eager when they’re not scoring and play with less confidence.”
United are next in action on Jan. 28 in an FA Cup fourth-round tie against either Newport County or Eastleigh.
