{"id":1340520,"date":"2024-02-08T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1340520"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T12:24:58","slug":"lee-sharpe-interview-man-utd-rasmus-hojlund-kobbie-mainoo","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/lee-sharpe-interview-man-utd-rasmus-hojlund-kobbie-mainoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasmus Hojlund backed to become one of Europe&#8217;s best strikers by ex-Man Utd star Lee Sharpe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe has spoken about the club&#8217;s current promising young players.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sharpe discussed the potential of Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo, as well as what to do with Marcus Rashford amid links of a move away.<\/p>\n<p>There was also room to discuss transfer wishes for the summer, and Man Utd&#8217;s particular dilemma at centre-back, including Harry Maguire.<\/p>\n<h3>Jump to:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#HOJLUND\"><strong>Rasmus Hojlund&#8217;s potential<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#MAINOO\"><strong>Kobbie Mainoo&#8217;s blistering start<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#GARNACHO\"><strong>The form of Alejandro Garnacho<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#TRANSFERS\"><strong>Man Utd&#8217;s summer transfer needs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#RASHFORD\"><strong>What Man Utd should do about Marcus Rashford<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"HOJLUND\"><\/a><strong>HE: Rasmus Hojlund now has four goals in four straight Premier League games. He\u2019s the youngest Man Utd player to ever do that. Do you back him to become one of Europe\u2019s top strikers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LS: <\/strong>Do you know what? I think I do. I think it wasn\u2019t an easy start for him when he first came in. I think that was to do with a number of issues, I think the team\u2019s not particularly started on a forward footing. I think the team\u2019s had a lot of injuries. I think, as a centre-forward, he\u2019s played with a couple of wingers that are also wingers\/centre-forwards and can be quite greedy at times and not lay on as many chances as maybe some wingers.<\/p>\n<p>But I think when you see his work rate, I think when you see the runs he makes in the box to get across defenders, I think it was only a matter of time before he started scoring. Now that he has, fingers crossed for him, this is a run that he just keeps going. I definitely think the potential is there, like you say, he\u2019s a really young lad, to come in as a main striker, as a number nine at Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>I think he\u2019s dealt with the sort of slow start that he\u2019s had, I think he\u2019s dealt with it really well. He\u2019s kept his work rate up, he\u2019s kept his runs going in the box and down in channels. And I think he\u2019s going to be an exceptional player. I think he\u2019ll be one of the best.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"MAINOO\"><\/a><strong>HE: Kobbie Mainoo got a standing ovation in the win over West Ham. Is he Man Utd\u2019s best midfielder right now? What other players across the league (or former players) would you compare him to?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LS: <\/strong>I think, on form at the moment, I think you\u2019ve got to say he is the best midfielder at the club at the moment. Not only is he composed and cool under pressure, and very rarely gives the ball away. I know we\u2019ve seen him do it once or twice but he\u2019s still a young lad and he\u2019s going to do that, but he doesn\u2019t do it in the main.<\/p>\n<p>I think to score the goal he did at Wolves, under the circumstances, and the pressure and timing of it, to nutmeg someone, to drop a shoulder and go inside and then just side foot it in the bottom corner, I think is absolute sheer class. And long may it continue. I think he\u2019s obviously had a good education at the club, coming through the ranks and now the manager trusts him, and I think he feels that trust from the manager and he goes out there and plays his game.<\/p>\n<p>I think he\u2019s strong in a challenge as well, he\u2019s not overawed by the situation. He\u2019s got a hell of a future in front of him, if he just keeps on working and keeps on learning from the experienced players around him.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"GARNACHO\"><\/a><strong>HE: And since moving to the right seven games ago, Alejandro Garnacho has four goals and an assist. Is this the most exciting trio of Man Utd rising stars in the post-Ferguson era?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LS: <\/strong>They\u2019re looking amazing. I think Garnacho has set, not only the club but probably the world football fans alight. I think he\u2019s electrifying. He\u2019s quick, he likes to go forward, he\u2019s direct. He scores some unbelievable goals as well as creating assists.<\/p>\n<p>And as long as he can keep his feet on the floor, and there\u2019s been rumours of attitude problems, but you don\u2019t see that on the pitch. I think puts a shift in, he works hard. I think it\u2019s early days, I know we\u2019ve seen Garnacho a little bit more than we have Kobbie Mainoo and we\u2019ve only seen Hojlund since the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>So it is early days and you don\u2019t want to get too ahead of yourself. But the potential of these three is absolutely incredible. I think if you can keep people like this around, and you\u2019ve got a few experienced players and then you bring a couple of players in in the summer, I think you\u2019ve got the potential of a really good squad.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re electric at the moment, but as I say, you don\u2019t want to get too ahead of yourself. They\u2019ve had a few good games together and you sort of start raving about them once they\u2019ve done a season or two at this level.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"TRANSFERS\"><\/a><strong>HE: The summer transfer window should be a big one for Man Utd. Michael Olise seems the most concrete link. Who\u2019s your dream signing for Man Utd?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LS: <\/strong>It\u2019s a tough one, because I don\u2019t really watch a lot of European football, so to pick one out of Europe, I\u2019m not really sure. I think there could be a big overhaul in the summer. There could be quite a few people going and quite a few people coming in. I\u2019m not sure of the tactics of the transfer window for the summer.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that the centre-half situation, I know (Lisandro) Martinez is probably the best one we\u2019ve got, but keeps getting injured. (Raphael) Varane seems to be in and out. The manager doesn\u2019t really fancy Harry Maguire as a regular. Whether he\u2019s prepared to stay there and just be a squad player and fight for a place, we don\u2019t know. (Victor) Lindelof\u2019s the same. Jonny Evans, I\u2019m not sure will be there because of his age, I know he\u2019s done a great job since he\u2019s come back. But centre-half definitely needs to be a thing that needs to be sorted. And a bit of consistency found there so the manager can pick the same sort of back four.<\/p>\n<p>(Diogo) Dalot and (Aaron) Wan-Bissaka, I think Dalot\u2019s probably come on a little bit this year, and Wan-Bissaka always seems to be touted to someone in the transfer window, so I\u2019m not sure if the manager is fully supporting Wan-Bissaka. Luke Shaw, I still love as a full-back, but obviously you probably need cover from him.<\/p>\n<p>The midfield is a difficult one, because there\u2019s so many players in there. When you look at Bruno (Fernandes), (Christian) Eriksen, Mainoo, Casemiro, (Scott) McTominay \u2013 Mount, even, to come back. I would have said they could have done with a midfielder too, to sort of take the ball off the back four and carry it to the front three, but I think Mainoo does that really well. And maybe the manager has him pencilled in for that role for next season. So maybe that has changed the shopping list a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>I still think they could probably do with another number nine to help Hojlund out. I think it\u2019s still a big ask for him to play all the games that he will have to play in a season at United, especially if they do qualify for the Champions League, which is looking an outside bet, but you never know. So another number nine, and possibly another winger. I think if (Anthony) Martial, they\u2019re also talking of Antony may be leaving, I think maybe another winger, but it\u2019s difficult.<\/p>\n<p>With me not knowing a lot of European players, it\u2019s hard for me to pinpoint a name. I know they were talking about (Victor) Osimhen, I don\u2019t think he\u2019d be a bad buy but whether they would get him or not. But I\u2019m sure they\u2019re looking at people that are not even on anybody\u2019s radar at the moment as well.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"RASHFORD\"><\/a><strong>HE: Rashford has been linked to PSG. Too important to sell or can you see Man Utd being tempted to cash in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LS: <\/strong>I think that depends on Marcus Rashford to be fair. I think if Marcus Rashford still loves being at the club, and wants to give 100% every game. On his day, we\u2019ve seen last season, he\u2019s unplayable. He can score goals, he can create goals, he has absolutely electrifying pace. He\u2019s got great feet, he understands the club, he understands the pressure and what it\u2019s like to play for Man Utd.<\/p>\n<p>So if Marcus Rashford still wants to be at the club and wants to produce those performances, then I don\u2019t think he should go anywhere. But if he\u2019s had his head turned, if he\u2019s unhappy for any particular reason and doesn\u2019t want to be there, then I think you need to let him go, take the money and bring one or two players in on the money that you get for someone that wants to die for the club and work their socks off.<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s simply down to Marcus Rashford and his attitude, and his current situation at the club and how he feels about it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HE: You mentioned centre-backs for a potential transfer in the summer. Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out with a long-term injury, and you mentioned Harry Maguire&#8217;s not really been in favour. But do you think Man Utd were lucky that he didn&#8217;t join West Ham in the summer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LS: <\/strong>I think they are, because I still think Harry Maguire is a good player. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s become a bad player overnight. I think he\u2019s become a bit of a scapegoat in the media for what\u2019s been really poor team performances.<\/p>\n<p>I think there\u2019s been a mixture of, he\u2019s been a little bit exposed defensively by the sort of players in front of him not working as a team and not looking after him enough. I also think he\u2019s put a couple of nails in his own coffin in passes he\u2019s tried to make, and positions he\u2019s taken the ball in. At times, certainly last season, I think the goalkeeper gave him the ball when he shouldn\u2019t have done and left him in positions he shouldn\u2019t have been put in. So I think he has been a little bit unfortunate at times, but I still think he\u2019s a good player.<\/p>\n<p>Is he a Man Utd first choice? I\u2019m not so sure at the moment. Is he prepared to sit there and not be first choice with his England career on the line with that? I\u2019m not so sure. So there\u2019s a big conversation to be had about Harry Maguire in the summer. Success is built, you generally see on a back five, a goalkeeper and a back four that stay stable, that know each other\u2019s game, that trust each other and know each other. And (Erik) Ten Hag has not been able to do that for most of this season. So I think that\u2019s important that they try and find someone that\u2019s going to be able to do the job, and do the job regularly and consistently.<\/p>\n<p>Like I say, this season, he\u2019s not been able to do anywhere near that.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lee Sharpe was speaking to Squawka on behalf of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.luckyblock.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">luckyblock.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe has spoken about the club&#8217;s current promising young players. Sharpe discussed the potential of Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo, as well as what to do with Marcus Rashford amid links of a move away. 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