Breaking the goal drought, Hojlund believes he will continue to perform well
2025-03-19 11:58
Manchester United striker Hojlund finally broke his three-month goal drought in the Premier League match against Leicester earlier this month. Hojlund said that the tacit understanding between him and his teammates is getting better and better, and he believes that he can continue to score goals in the future.
In the match against Leicester, Hojlund scored the first goal in the 28th minute of the first half to give Manchester United the lead. With Ganacho and Bruno Fernandes scoring in the second half, Manchester United finally won 3-0 away from home against Leicester.
Manchester United currently ranks 13th in the Premier League standings with 37 points, having achieved 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the past 5 rounds.
"I think it comes down to my performance," said the 22-year-old. "My form is obviously not at the ideal level. We are still adapting to the new system and position adjustment, but I feel that I have gradually adapted and my performance has improved recently."
"I can't say everything here, but I think my teammates and I are getting better and better at cooperating. They are beginning to understand my characteristics more and use them to their advantage in the game. At the same time, I am also learning and understanding their characteristics, which is exactly what the coach requires us to give full play to our respective advantages. Now we understand each other better and better."
Talking about the process of scoring against Leicester, Hoilund shared, "I am very happy to score a goal. It gives me a lot of confidence. I believe I can score more goals next time. It should be Walter Fass who was chasing back at that time. I waited patiently, looking for a better shooting angle, and finally seized the opportunity and scored."
“It felt different to scoring against Aston Villa but of course I’m very happy. I’ll look at it as a positive step forward but I want to keep improving. I just want to keep working hard and believe I can get better and score more goals.”
As for the cooperation with teammate Zirkzee, Hoilund said, "At the beginning of the season we didn't have many opportunities to play on the same field, but now he starts to play in different positions. Of course, he can still play other roles. It feels great to play with him. He is a very good person. I think competition within the team is a good thing, and we can cooperate with each other well."
