Video: 0 dribble attempts, 29% duels won: United loanee puts in all too-familiar anonymous showing

Manchester United had one player in loan action on Friday evening. To find out where all of United’s loanees are plying their trade this season, click here. Rasmus Hojlund The Dane has had a rollercoaster time of it in Napoli. He has impressed the club sufficiently that they have committed to signing him permanently in the summer. Hojlund has also scored 14 goals in all competitions for the southern Italians. Nonetheless, he has also gone on long barren spells in front of goal that United fans know only too well. Performance versus Cagliari The 23-year-old was involved early in the match when his knock down from a corner resulted in the ball finally landing to another former Red Scott McTominay in the box who made no mistake to give Antonio Conte’s side the lead early on. In the 15th minute he had his only shot on goal but it was easily blocked by the Cagliari defence. He did not complete any dribbles in the match but he was able to complete one key pass for his side. The striker was not particularly capable of linking up with his teammates though as he lost possession eight times and could only make 74% of his passing attempts during the full 90 minutes. Hojlund did not compete in any aerial duels in the match and was also largely ineffective in his ground contests, winning just two out of seven. It was a familiar anonymous performance by the striker but he won’t care as his side won their fourth match on the bounce. They closed to within six points of Inter Milan at the top of the table and will face AC Milan on the 6th April in a crunch top of the table match up. Rasmus Hojlund stats vs Cagliari MetricValue Goals0 Expected goals (xG)0.04 Assists0 Expected assists (xA)0.09 Total shots1 Shots on target0 Shots blocked1 Offsides1 Touches25 Unsuccessful touches1 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Was fouled2 Possession lost8 Total carrying distance62.1 m Carries10 Total progression-17.2 m Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)0 (0) Accurate passes14/19 (74%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)14/19 (74%) Def. contributions0 Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances0 Blocked shots0 Recoveries2 Ground duels (won)7 (2) Fouls3 Dribbled past0 Featured image Marco M. Mantovani 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.