Video: 1 assist, 1 key pass, 82% pass accuracy: United loanee impresses despite damaging defeat in CL race

Manchester United had one player in loan action on Monday night. To find out where all of Manchester United’s loanees are plying their trade this season, click here. Rasmus Hojlund The Napoli president has all but confirmed that they will be signing the Danish striker in the summer. Hojlund has had an up-and-down season with the Italians. He has scored 14 goals and provided seven assists in all competitions. Nonetheless, he has also gone on long stretches without scoring, and his goals have tended to come in clusters. Performance versus Bologna Napoli blew a huge chance to secure Champions League football next season by losing out 2-3 at home to Bologna. The Dane was involved in both Napoli goals, though. For the first, he held the ball up well close to goal, but his pass was deflected. Luckily, from a Napoli perspective, it bounced to Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who fired in. His involvement in the second goal was even more clear-cut, and he grabbed an assist. Hojlund once again showed strength in the box to hold off the Bologna defence and played a neat ball around the corner that was smartly finished by Alisson Santos. The striker had one key pass but failed in both his dribble attempts. He also completed 82% of his passes in the match and carried the ball progressively up the pitch once during the match. Hojlund also came out on top in three of his eight duel attempts against the visitors’ defence. Napoli and Hojlund will have another chance to seal Champions League qualification when they travel to Pisa on Sunday afternoon. Rasmus Hojlund stats vs Bologna StatisticValue Goals0 Assists1 Expected assists (xA)0.06 Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 Offsides3 Touches28 Unsuccessful touches4 Dribbles (successful)2 (0) Was fouled3 Possession lost9 Total carrying distance61.4 m Carries11 Progressive carries1 Total progression15.2 m Progressive carrying distance6.9 m Longest progressive carry6.9 m Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)0 (0) Accurate passes14/17 (82%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)10/13 (77%) Passes in own half (acc.)4/4 (100%) Long balls (accurate)1/1 (100%) Def. contributions0 Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances0 Blocked shots0 Ground duels (won)7 (3) Aerial duels (won)1 (0) Fouls2 Dribbled past0 Featured image Francesco Pecoraro 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.