Rasmus Hojlund says Manchester United must stick together in order to overcome their difficult times, following a difficult 3-2 Champions League defeat at home to Galatasaray.
United have suffered defeats in four of their first seven Premier League matches, a situation they have not encountered before. Furthermore, they have yet to secure any points in their initial two Champions League group fixtures.
Despite taking the lead twice at Old Trafford on Tuesday against their Turkish opponents, thanks to goals from the new Danish forward Hojlund, they were unable to maintain their advantage and ultimately conceded a late winning goal.
“Of course it’s not about the individual performance,” said Hojlund. “It’s about getting the three points and at the moment we’re not doing good enough.”
“We need to remember we can’t let goals go in right after we score. We’ve had a few games now where they just score after we scored.”
He added: “It’s a tough period but we need to stick together and that’s the only way we can get out of this period.”
Hojlund’s standout performance provided one of the scarce bright spots for United on a disappointing evening at Old Trafford. However, their vulnerable defense proved costly, as Mauro Icardi delicately chipped in the winning goal, leaving them facing a challenging path to qualify from Group A.
“We need to get some points now if we want to play in the Champions League after the group stage,” said the 20-year-old, with home and away matches to come against FC Copenhagen.”
“I am looking forward to playing against them because it’s a former club, my brothers are playing there, and I have a big heart for Copenhagen,” he said.
“But now I play in Manchester United and we need to get some points out of them.”