Paul Scholes reveals the Man United blueprint to get the best out of Rasmus Hojlund - as he insists £72m striker has been 'flogged to death'
Manchester United must give Rasmus Hojlund another chance and invest heavily to get the best out of him, Paul Scholes has argued.
The Old Trafford legend believes Hojlund has shown the necessary qualities but has been 'flogged to death' in an unforgiving two seasons leading the front line 'on his own'.
Hojlund has had Joshua Zirkzee for competition but Scholes thinks United must splash out on Victor Osimhen and Viktor Gyokeres to tutor him in the art of goalscoring.
United signed Hojlund for £72million from Atalanta in 2023 but he has netted just 26 goals in 95 games - and only three in 2025.
Inter Milan have made contact with his camp, Juventus have shown an interest, and Napoli have reportedly proposed him as a makeweight in any deal for Osimhen.
'I'd keep Hojlund,' Scholes insisted on The Overlap Fan Debate, brought to you by Sky Bet.
'I know he's not been great but he's a 22-year-old kid who has been asked to play centre-forward for Manchester United on his own for the last two years.
'He's had to play every week. He's the only one there. He's a 22-year-old kid. With the way they play, Man United should have at least three top centre-forwards, and I'd bring him into that.
'Get Osimhen and Gyokeres. Hojlund, he's struggled like mad of late especially, but he's not got the chance to sit down and watch.
'If a striker is not doing well, no confidence, the manager sits you down and says, "have a look, get a bit of hunger back, a bit of feeling back for the game."
'We all know he has got centre-foward qualities, we've seen it. Not enough, I nknow that, but if he has got experience around him...
'Say he had Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke around him, it'd bring him on so much. He's been absolutely flogged to death.
'People forget how old he is. A lot of it is confidence.'
Hojlund has racked up 52 appearances across all competitions and more than 2,000 minutes in the Premier League alone this season.
He enjoyed an inspired December, which saw him score twice against both Bodo/Glimt and Viktoria Plzen to help United to comeback victories in the Europa League.
But as United's season has decayed in 2025, his form has slipped and his only goals have come against Leicester City, Bournemouth, and Athletic Club.
All the same, that has done little to deter interest in Italy, where he scored 10 goals for Atalanta in the 2022-23 season before upping sticks.
This summer, he is surely set to either leave Old Trafford or lose his status as United's main striker.
Ruben Amorim's side are willing to listen to offers from £25m-£30m upwards.
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