Man Utd players accused of ignoring Rasmus Hojlund as £72m man's wait for Premier League goal continues against Sheffield United

Hojlund drew another blank as the Red Devils beat Sheffield United 2-1 on Saturday, with goals from Scott McTominay and Diogo Dalot. Hojlund has now gone six league games without a goal, although he has scored three times in the Champions League.

Gullit believes that United's midfielders and attackers are trying to score themselves, instead of doing everything they can to get Hojlund on the scoresheet. The ex-Dutch international claims that when he was playing, he would constantly look to pass to Marco van Basten instead of scoring himself, and believes United's players ought to do the same with Hojlund.

Gullitt said: "I still think you have to get your striker on the scoresheet. Because if he gets on the scoresheet he gets confidence, then also the rest are looking for him all the time.

"They don’t look for him as much. And he’s in areas where you can have a look at him. You see too many players too eager to score themselves, they’re coming inside, they want to hit the target all the time.

"I played with [Marco] Van Basten, I always thought if I give it to him it’s a goal, if I hit it then it could be a goal. I’d rather give it to him because it’s a definite goal. You know strikers, they’re selfish, they need to score goals. If he’s happy in the team that makes a huge difference for the rest."

United play FC Copenhagen in midweek in the Champions League before playing Manchester City next weekend.