Rasmus Hojlund got angry with Alejandro Garnacho because the Argentine striker refused to pass the ball to him and decided to handle it himself.
Last night, Man United defeated Newport County 4-2 in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Although the Red Devils faced many difficulties against the resistance of the 4th division team, they still knew how to resolve the match with goals from Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Antony and Rasmus Hojlund.
Despite scoring, Hojlund probably did not feel satisfied with himself. Because the Danish striker’s goal came in the 90+4 minute, when the match was almost arranged. In fact, Hojlund would have had a chance to put his name on the electronic board sooner if the satellites around him had not played too personally, especially Alejandro Garnacho.
A typical situation like this took place in the 81st minute, Garnacho received the ball on the left wing and Rasmus Hojlund immediately rushed into the penalty area. However, instead of stretching inside, the Argentine winger decided to turn around, creating conditions for the opponent to clear the ball away.
This treatment made Hojlund very angry. The 20-year-old striker immediately waved his fist in the air and shouted something loudly at Alejandro Garnacho, causing the number 17 striker to turn around and explain, while Antony seemed to signal “reconciliation” between the two.
Witnessing this play, Man United fans immediately criticized Garnacho and expressed sympathy for Rasmus Hojlund’s “ball hunger”.
“We have to sympathize with Hojlund. Man United’s wingers think they are Ronaldo and Messi,” one person sarcastically said.
“Alejandro Garnacho is so selfish,” another exclaimed.
“Did Rasmus Hojlund yell at Garnacho. Let him know how angry you are, man,” a third person commented.
Before that, Alejandro Garnacho had handled himself many times, causing Man United’s attacks to come to a dead end, or causing other teammates to lose scoring opportunities. Captain Bruno Fernandes himself implicitly reminded his junior about this issue in the post-match interview.
It was the individual kicking style of wingers like Garnacho, Rashford, and Antony that made it difficult for Rasmus Hojlund to score. This season, despite shooting 5 times in the Champions League, it took the former Atalanta striker 15 matches to score his first goal in the Premier League.