0 key passes, 0 crosses completed, 0 dribbles completed: United loanee produces yet another trademark anonymous display

Manchester United had three players in loan action on Wednesday night. To find out where all of Manchester United’s loanees are playing their football this season, click here. Rasmus Hojlund Hojlund played the entire 90 minutes of SSC Napoli’s disappointing 2-2 draw with Hellas Verona. Before the game, he was presented with the league’s Rising Star of the Month trophy after an impressive December. During the match, he had two shots on goal, but neither effort hit the target. One of his efforts was designated as a big chance missed, though. He thought he had equalised for his side when he buried a chance from close range, but VAR ruled the goal out. Hojlund made three key passes in the match, but only at 58% accuracy. The forward was also ineffective at dribbling, losing the ball both times he tried to take on the defence. The forward also failed to win any tackles and lost five of his nine duel attempts. Jadon Sancho The winger was also ineffective in Aston Villa’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace. He made a rare start in the league, but was taken off after 65 minutes of play. The winger did not make any key passes and failed to find his target with any cross attempts. Sancho also failed to complete any dribbles or win any tackles in a weak effort. He was also unsuccessful in winning any of his aerial duels in an invisible night’s work. MetricValue Goals0 Assists0 Expected assists (xA)0.02 Key passes0 Crosses (accurate)1 (0) Accurate passes15/19 (79%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)10/14 (71%) Passes in own half (acc.)5/5 (100%) Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 Touches30 Unsuccessful touches3 Dribbles (successful)1 (0) Possession lost9 Defensive contributions3 Tackles (won)1 (0) Interceptions1 Clearances1 Blocked shots0 Ground duels (won)3 (1) Aerial duels (won)2 (0) Dribbled past1 Marcus Rashford The Manchester United attacker played the final 25 minutes of FC Barcelona’s 5-0 demolition of Athletic Club in the Super Cup semi-final. He had one shot that was blocked and failed to complete any key passes. Rashford also failed to win his only tackle attempt but did come out on top in two of his three duel efforts. Nonetheless, he will be disappointed not to have influenced the game from the bench. Featured image Eddie Keogh via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.