has blasted ’s wingers for creating nothing for , telling them to just ‘put the ball in the bloody box’.
Hojlund has struggled since his £72million move from Atalanta last summer, with just eight goals in 26 appearances so far.
It took the Dane until Boxing Day to score in the Premier League and while he did find the back of the net in in the , it was another underwhelming performance.
His struggled can be attributed to the lack of service from his teammates, with a damning stat from last month revealing that the 20-year-old was the least passed to striker in the Premier League.
Furthermore, the Red Devils registered 22 shots against Newport – but only one of them came from Hojlund.
Upon hearing these stats, United legend Ferdinand said on the : ‘This is a young kid still who is still finding his way, working out who he is. No one knows who he is yet, what he’s going to be.
‘As he is the club’s No.9 now they’ve got to really make sure they’re directing everything that’s going to get the best out of him. He’s under huge pressure, imagine being him with on the other side, still the top scorer but ain’t played for five weeks, seating there chilling.
‘And never mind the rest of the , the pressure all lies on the price he come for. Surely you’ve got to find a way to get the best out of him.’
United main wingers, , a point underlined by the fact that the pair managed 11 shots between them against the Welsh side compared to Hojlund’s one.
‘We keep saying it, it’s a broken record: Put the ball in the bloody box!’ Ferdinand added.
‘Put the ball in and around him [Hojlund] when you’re in the wide areas. Don’t try and make it too pretty.
‘He makes good runs when they’re out wide, I’ve seen enough of him close enough to see he makes good runs. But the people from wide areas have got to be told put that bloody ball in the box.
‘He’s not been allowed to be greedy enough. He’s starved, my man is being starved! He’s dealing with rations at the moment.
‘I don’t know why. Are they looking at him and thinking “he’s dry, I can’t play him the ball”?’
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