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Gary Neville enjoyed Rasmus Hojlund\u2019s \u2018encouraging\u2019 first performance for Manchester United, but admits that the new arrival has a problem with the pressure that rests on his inexperienced shoulders.<\/p>\n
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The 20-year-old, a summer signing from Atalanta, finally got on the pitch for the Red Devils after overcoming a back problem he was suffering when he arrived in England.<\/p>\n
Ultimately it was far from a dream debut as he came off the bench at Arsenal with the score at 1-1 and Manchester United went on to lose the game 3-1 thanks to injury time goals from Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus.<\/p>\n
However, the young Dane looked bright and certainly brought something different to United\u2019s front three, which Neville appreciated, but has urged caution.<\/p>\n
The Denmark international arrives with lofty expectations, but with less than 100 first team appearances under his belt, most of which came for Sturm Graz and FC Copenhagen, he is bound to need plenty of time to adapt.<\/p>\n
\u2018Manchester United haven\u2019t had a striker that they can hit. That\u2019s the problem,\u2019 Neville told Sky Sports. \u2018Cristiano Ronaldo wasn\u2019t a classic targetman, [Anthony] Martial\u2019s certainly not, [Marcus] Rashford\u2019s not. At least they\u2019ve got someone who looks he\u2019ll mess people around and get his body in there. He\u2019s aggressive, and he\u2019s a runner.<\/p>\n
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\u2018The thing for him is he\u2019s learning the game still. He\u2019s only played a couple of seasons of top level football and we\u2019re expected him to be Erling Haaland. That\u2019s the problem.<\/p>\n
\u2018Manchester United haven\u2019t got anyone else with experience to back him up. We\u2019ve been watching Martial for 9-10 years at Manchester United and he\u2019s not what Erik ten Hag wants. This lad, lot of pressure on him, big price tag, but it was an encouraging start.\u2019<\/p>\n
United boss Ten Hag praised Hojlund for his debut performance, but also said he enjoyed Martial\u2019s display, which was really not that memorable.<\/p>\n
\u2018I think he played very good but I also think Martial had a good performance,\u2019 said Ten Hag. \u2018I think Rasmus Hojlund had a very good impact on the game.\u2019<\/p>\n