Video: 1 assist, 2 key passes: United loanee comes up big in season-defining match in title race

Manchester United had numerous players in loan action on Sunday. To follow where all of them are playing this season, click here. Rasmus Hojlund The Dane played 80 minutes of SSC Napoli’s vital victory over AS Roma. The 22 year old also contributed an assist in the only goal of the game. He broke down the right wing and played a lovely through ball to David Neres, who raced in on goal and took care of business. He made a total of two key passes and had one shot on target during the match. Hojlund also came out on top in three ground duels and two aerial battles. Rasmus Hojlund stats versus AS Roma MetricValue Goals0 Expected goals (xG)0.02 Assists1 Expected assists (xA)0.11 Total shots1 Expected goals on target (xGOT)0.03 Shots on target1 Shots blocked0 Offsides2 Touches35 Unsuccessful touches3 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Was fouled3 Possession lost13 Big chances created1 Key passes2 Crosses (accurate)1 (0) Accurate passes17/24 (71%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)9/17 (53%) Passes in own half (acc.)7/7 (100%) Long balls (accurate)1/1 (100%) Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances0 Blocked shots0 Recoveries1 Ground duels (won)5 (3) Aerial duels (won)7 (2) Dribbled past0 Ethan Williams The youngster played a key role in Falkirk’s impressive 0-0 draw away to Rangers. He made two key passes and completed an accurate 90% of his passing attempts. Williams was also a threat in attack, having two shots, one of which was on target and forced a save out of former United keeper Jack Butland. The winger also won his only aerial duel and three ground duels in the impressive draw. Enzo Kana-Biyik He played 16 minutes of FC Lausanne’s 2-1 win over Thun. The young striker completed his only dribble attempt of the match and made one key pass. Kana-Biyik also won all of his ground duels and one aerial battle. Jadon Sancho The winger played the final two minutes of Aston Villa’s 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. The England international continues to play a disappointingly limited role in Birmingham. Andre Onana Onana helped his Trabzonspor side to another victory in the Turkish league, this time a 3-1 win over Konyaspor. The Cameroonian made a total of four saves, with three coming from shots inside the box. He also completed a solid 84% of his passes in the game. 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.