ALAN SHEARER slammed Manchester United’s attack after pointing out a big weakness of Alejandro Garnacho and Antony.
The Red Devils suffered their eighth Premier League defeat of the season to West Ham on Saturday.
3Alan Shearer slammed Manchester United for their lack of service to Rasmus HojlundCredit: Alamy
3Alejandro Garnacho and Antony have made just 11 passes to Hojlund this seasonCredit: Getty
United drew a blank for the seventh time and now only one team has scored fewer goals than Erik ten Hag’s side.
Rasmus Hojlund has been singled out for his failure to find the target in 14 Prem games, but Shearer revealed the damning statistics which show the striker has not had any service.
Garnacho and Antony have both played more than 450 minutes alongside Hojlund in the league this season, yet have only managed a combined total of 11 passes to the youngster.
That equates to around one pass per 90 minutes, a stat which left Shearer exasperated as he warned United must improve their service to Hojlund if they are to start scoring goals.
He said on Match of the Day: “Antony into Hojlund, six passes in what five games?
“All season, Garnacho, five passes, that should be happening per game, nevermind five or six games.
“There is something drastically wrong and they are never going to score goals until they improve on that.”
Hojlund has received the fewest passes out of any Premier League forward this season.
The 20-year-old has received less than 150 passes from his team-mates in all of his 798 minutes in the Premier League this term.
Hojlund was hooked just before the hour mark at the London Stadium and his replacement Marcus Rashford fared no better, with the England star touching the ball just 14 times.
