‘I don't know what's going to happen' – Amorim refuses to guarantee Hojlund Man Utd future amid Sesko transfer push
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Rasmus Hojlund put in a timely reminder of what he can do as a striker
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But Ruben Amorim admitted he doesn't know what the future holds for the Dane
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The £72million man's goal came as
And while he was
'The important thing is that the strikers that are here are working really well, are improving, are helping the team and that is the most important thing.'
Amorim added: 'People focus on the goals and we have suffered a lot because of the lack of goals.
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'But it's not just the goals with Rasmus. It's also about the way he connects the play.
'Every time we have to clear the ball, we are doing so under pressure.
'His ability to hold the defender off and to connect with the support is helping us a lot to play better.
'And we are playing better because he is playing better.'
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He explained: 'He had an issue during the holidays, during training.
'Harry's come a little bit late, so we have to be careful with him. It's just a little bit of fatigue with the training.
'We are trying to control everything and saving all the players to give them the exact number of minutes they need.'
Fatigue was also the reason that Brazilian
'We played with intensity. We were aggressive and that is something that we needed to improve on from last season.
'Overall, we had better possessions compared to the last game, so they are listening.
'Of course, scoring first in the beginning of the game can change the confidence of the team. It was a good test, a good day.
'It was just a pre-season game. But if you look at us, at the same players from last year, it looks like a different team and that is a good sign.'
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