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Manchester United star Rasmus Hojlund might have scored against Tottenham but he might not be pleased with Marcus Rashford.
That is the verdict from United and Tottenham legend Teddy Sheringham, who believes Hojlund would have been 'tearing his hair out'.
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The Red Devils held Spurs to a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday with a major positive for Erik ten Hag being the fact that both Hojlund and Rashford were on the scoresheet.
However, Ange Postecoglou might feel somewhat downhearted by the fact Tottenham did not take all three points as the better side.
And Sheringham believes that Hojlund is not helped out by the fact that the United wingers never supply him and are always looking to shoot instead.
Speaking to Jeff Stelling and Ally McCoist on talkSPORT on Monday morning, the ex-England international said: "I quite like him as a striker and I thought it was a great goal from him to start the game off yesterday.
"I just see the way Manchester United play. They don't really feed him to score goals, even his goal that came about yesterday.
"Rashford cut inside and tried to get somewhere and all of the sudden it fell for him and he got a lucky chance that he tucked away brilliantly.
"But they are not really aiming to feed him, not getting down the outside and whipping balls across. Both wingers from either side are cutting in and shooting themselves.
"He is fighting off scraps, really, so you can't judge his scoring rate at the moment."
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Former striker McCoist agreed with Sheringham, who responded by saying: "You and I would be pulling our hair out! Saying to your wingers, 'just get down to the byline once or twice and whip a ball in'.
"That's where I come alive, that's when I can make my move off the shoulder of defenders.
"It doesn't even need to be a good ball half the time, as long as it is coming in and you can time your run.
"That is when you get your chances but when they keep cutting in and having shots themselves… he must be pulling his hair out."
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Sheringham added: “It’s all the same chances Man United are getting. Rashford picks the ball up on the halfway line and goes for goal.
“It’s inevitable he will score at some point because he does the same run every time, cuts in and tries to shoot and it fizzles out. Tried again, he got his goal yesterday and it was a lovely goal.
“We are talking about centre-forwards and when they come alive, he [Hojlund] must be saying ‘any chance of someone feeding me here so I can score a goal’."
Hojlund has struggled in front of goal in his debut season at Old Trafford with his strike on Sunday taking him to two in the Premier League.
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Rashford, meanwhile, has also been below-par, netting four in the league while they both ended up netting against Spurs.
The first came just three minutes into the contest as Hojlund made the best out of a loose ball that fell at his feet when Rashford drove at the defence.
Richarlison equalised for the visiting side before Rashford scored after a nice give-and-go with Hojlund but Rodrigo Bentancur made it 2-2 after the break.
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