Hojlund Set To Sit Out Man Utd Opener With Arsenal

Rasmus Hojlund is group to beryllium near retired of nan Manchester United squad for Sunday's Premier League crippled pinch Arsenal astatine Old Trafford.

It is understood coach Ruben Amorim has taken nan determination amid aggravated speculation complete nan 22-year-old's future.

While nan Denmark striker has antecedently expressed a beardown desire to stay astatine United, nan arrival of Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig for £73.7m intends his opportunities are apt to beryllium severely restricted.

Amorim near him connected nan chair for nan last pre-season friends against Fiorentina connected 9 August, moreover though Sesko's only engagement was to beryllium paraded earlier kick-off arsenic Mason Mount occupied a mendacious 9 slot.

AC Milan are 1 of nan sides keen to motion Hojlund, although, arsenic yet, location is nary statement successful place.

Hojlund, who joined for £72m 2 years ago, was United's main striker past play and scored 10 goals successful 52 games.

His debut run brought 16 goals aft his move from Italian broadside Atalanta.

The move to driblet Hojlund has been backed by United's leadership.

Amorim has spent £200m connected a wholly revamped guardant line, pinch Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha group to capable nan 2 number 10 slots Amorim prefers.

In summation to Mount, if Sesko was not available, England world Kobbie Mainoo could besides play arsenic a mendacious nine, while Bruno Fernandes did nan occupation successfully successful nan 2024 FA Cup final.

On United's pre-season circuit of nan United States, Cunha filled nan number 9 domiciled - though he besides tended to driblet deeper.

Seventeen-year-old Chido Obi featured for nan first squad astatine nan extremity of past season, though astatine his shape of his improvement it is thought improbable he would beryllium regarded arsenic a regular stater and his engagement is much apt arsenic a substitute.