After the change of manager of Manchester United, from Ten Hag to Amorim, in fact, there is no improvement at all, and the weakness of the striker is still a stubborn problem of the team, which Ten Hag cannot solve, and Amorim cannot solve it. Fans and media believe that the biggest reason for United's poor performance this season is the lack of strikers. There is such a very "murderous" data, that is, the data of the two major strikers introduced by Manchester United is too ugly, Hojlen + Zirkze's Premier League goals this season = Manchester City defender Gvardiol.
Manchester United signed Danish striker Hojlen from Atalanta for a transfer fee of €73.9 million in the summer window of 2023, but his performance fell short of expectations. Hojlen has made 18 Premier League appearances for United this season, including 13 starts, making a total of 1,095 minutes, but has scored just two goals and provided no assists.
Manchester United signed Dutch striker Zirkze from Bologna for a transfer fee of €42.5 million in the summer window of 2024, but his performance fell short of expectations. Zirkze has made 23 Premier League appearances for United this season, eight of them starts, and has played 854 minutes in total, scoring three goals and providing one assist.
Looking at the statistics of Manchester City's Croatian defender Gvardiol, he has made 22 Premier League appearances this season, including 21 starts, played a total of 1,932 minutes, and scored 5 goals, which is just equal to the number of Premier League goals scored by Hojlen + Zirkze, the two Manchester United strikers.
Maybe the data is cold, but the problem is hot, Manchester United is seriously weak forward, and it is a black hole for strikers. Hojlen and Zirkze both played well in Serie A, but they were "sick" when they arrived at Manchester United......