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Manchester United’s loanee striker Rasmus Hojlund crashed again all the way down to earth in a 0-2 loss to Manchester Metropolis.
Implausible begin
The striker made the proper begin to life for SSC Napoli of their 3-1 victory over Fiorentina.
The Dane discovered the again of the web early within the first half and performed an all-round spectacular match for Antonio Conte’s facet.
Crash again all the way down to Earth
SSC Napoli confirmed some grit and dedication however had been in the end defeated 2-0 by Metropolis with objectives coming from Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku.
The Italians made the worst attainable begin when their captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo was despatched off after simply 21 minutes.
It meant that they solely managed one shot in all the sport and Hojlund was left completely remoted up entrance by himself.
Lengthy night
Hojlund didn’t handle to have any pictures of any sort because the Italian facet not often crossed their very own midway line.
He additionally failed to try any dribble makes an attempt as he couldn’t lay a glove on the Metropolis defence.
The extent of his isolation may be seen in his passing figures as he solely tried eight passes in 72 minutes on the pitch, solely finishing 4 of them.
The Danish worldwide was additionally extremely inefficient in his defensive work.
He misplaced each his floor duels and likewise solely received one among his three aerial battles in the course of the match.
The striker was additionally unable to make any clearances or interceptions for his facet as he struggled to have any type of influence in any respect on the sport.
The Napoli ahead will probably be trying to play significantly better when his facet welcome Pisa to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday night.
Featured picture Gabriele Maltinti by way of Getty Pictures
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