0 shots on target, 0 key passes, 17% aerial duels won: United loanee falls flat on CL stage

Manchester United had three loaned players in action on Wednesday night. To follow where all of United’s loanees are in action this season, click here. Rasmus Hojlund The Dane was coming off the back of a stunning brace versus Juventus at the weekend. Hojlund had much less impact on this match, as his side fell to a 2-0 defeat to Jose Mourinho’s SL Benfica. He only managed one shot on goal, which was blocked. Hojlund was also unable to complete any key passes in the match. The 22-year-old also failed to complete any of his dribble attempts in the match. He was only able to win 17% of his aerial duels on a poor night’s work. Hojlund will next be in action when Napoli return to the league to play Udinese away on Sunday afternoon. Radek Vitek The Czech keeper conceded two goals in Bristol City’s 2-2 draw with Leicester City. He failed to save a penalty in the match but made a total of three saves. The young keeper also completed his only high claim and completed 86% of his passes. Vitek will next be in action when Bristol City travel to league leaders Coventry City on Saturday afternoon. Dan Gore Gore played the full 90 minutes of Rotherham United’s 0-3 loss to Blackpool. In a disappointing night, he failed to complete any key passes or any of his three attempted crosses. He did manage to find his target with 87% of his passing attempts, though. Gore also won two tackles and completed seven ground duels in a competitive midfield battle. Gore will next be in action when Rotherham travel to Plymouth on Saturday afternoon. Rasmus Hojlund stats vs SL Benfica StatValue Goals0 Expected goals (xG)0.07 Assists0 Expected assists (xA)0.01 Total shots1 Shots on target0 Shots blocked1 Touches29 Unsuccessful touches4 Dribbles (successful)1 (0) Was fouled1 Possession lost8 Key passes0 Crosses (accurate)0 (0) Accurate passes15/18 (83%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)10/13 (77%) Passes in own half (acc.)5/5 (100%) Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances1 Blocked shots0 Ground duels (won)4 (1) Aerial duels (won)6 (1) Fouls2 Featured image Maurizio Lagana 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 Latest Top Stories… 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.