I’ve No Regret Signing Hojlund Over Kane for Man Utd – Ten Hag

Erik ten Hag, manager of Manchester United, stated that Rasmus Hojlund is a “big talent” and that he had no regrets about passing on Harry Kane.

The England international was heavily linked to a move to Old Trafford in the summer before he joined German giants Bayern Munich for €100 million (£86m/$110m) and United had to settle for Rasmus Hojlund instead. Before Ten Hag faces Kane in the Champions League he was asked if he regrets missing out on his priority target.

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“No,” replied the United manager when asked by one of the reporters. “I think we’ve discussed it. I don’t think we have to repeat this bit. We are happy with Rasmus. In the first game, he was injured. He played against Arsenal, he’s had a start (against Brighton), and now we have to integrate him into the team. You can see he’s a big talent.”

Marcus Rashford was found guilty of failing to pass the ball to Henrik Hojlund on multiple times during their 3-1 loss to Brighton last weekend, and the Dutch manager admitted that he spoke with him about how to improve their connection.

“Yes, absolutely,’ he added. “How can the two benefit from each other? But they have to know each other and that process just started.

“But, at the same time, we need results. It has to go hand in hand. We learn from every training and every game and we reflect. Of course, we need that as a coaching staff but we have seen Rasmus and Rashy together, they are talking about how they can benefit from each other.

“You can see that discussion and interaction is going on the pitch, you can see that connection is there and they will get the routines there.”

After a terrible start in the Premier League, where they have lost three of their first five games, United will be eager to begin their European campaign on a positive note against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. The fact that they arrived in Germany with just five defenders, excluding centre backs Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire, significantly increases the odds against them.