Wayne Rooney supports the heat under Rasmus Hojlund, and explains what the striker United of £ 72 million has missed

Wayne Rooney has shown faith in Ramus Hojlund despite the drought of the goal of Manchester United striker during a sad season for his team.

The Denmark striker has not found the network in the Premier League since his strike in the 3-2 defeat of Man United of Nottingham Forest on December 7.

His last goals for the club arrived on December 12 against Viktoria Plzen when he scored a double.

Hojlund has often been one of the most criticized players in the Red Devils squad along a campaign that has been far from success under Erik Ten Hag and now Ruben Amorim.

United is out of both national glasses, the FA Cup and Copa Carabao, after its defeats from Fulham and Tottenham, respectively, and feel 14th place in the Premier League.

However, the icon of the Red Devils Rooney has shown confidence in Hojlund's ability in front of the goal, since the 39 -year -old man hinted that the Danish striker may not receive the 'service' necessary to lead the team.

“You know, a Manchester United striker, when you are not scoring goals, there is a lot of pressure, many people talking about you,” he said about Day of the day After the final beep of the Arsenal game on Sunday.

Wayne Rooney has publicly backed the Manchester United Rasmus Hojlund striker

Ruben Amorim decided to leave the International of Denmark at the Bank against Arsenal

Hojlund was brought in the 76th minute, but he managed to record only a shot

'Can you do it for Manchester United? I think the best thing you can do is simplify it and obviously make penalties executions is as easy as it is: you have to run them.

'But simplify the game, take out the ball, leave it, get in the box, get the ball on par, get into the penalty box, put yourself in the best position to score goals.

'Nine out of 10 times trust your teammates to give you opportunities and put the ball in the box or slide the balls behind.

'Maybe he (Hojlund) has not been doing that, he has not received that service lately. But I have faith in him.

'I think he is a good player and works hard. I think that is also really important. I think he only needs that goal and once he obtains it, everyone will begin to come.

Rooney's comments occurred after Hojlund was withdrawn from the initial alignment for United 1-1 draw against Arsenal in Old Trafford on Sunday.

The Red Devils opened the advantage through the free goal of Bruno Fernandes in the detention time of the first half, only for Declan Rice to cancel in the 74th minute.

Joshua Zirkzee took the place of Hojlund as no 9, changing his role as one of the two no 10.

Rooney hinted that Hojlund has not received the “service” of his teammates

Amorim insisted that banking the 22 -year -old only for 'freshness' purposes

The 22 -year -old made an appearance in the 76th minute, but failed to have a significant impact on the game, concluding with only a shot easily blocked by Arsenal defenders in the last stages.

But Amorim insisted that the Hojlund shape was not the reason why the striker was in the bank against the gunners.

“No, it's freshness,” said the Portuguese. 'I think I was really tired at the end of the game. And we tried different things.

Hojlund moved to Manchester in the summer of 2023 under former manager Ten Hag for £ 72 million Atalanta.

Although his first season was far from being brilliant, the striker managed to find the background of the network 16 times in 43 appearances.

United now directs his attention to the Europa League. They organize Real Sociedad in the last stage on Thursday after the local stage last week in Spain ended 1-1.