Former Manchester United striker Henrik Larsson has been impressed by Rasmus Hojlund.

While the Dane is yet to score in the Premier League, he has been amongst the goals in the Champions League.

Larsson told manutd.com: I watched him when United played against Copenhagen at Old Trafford. I liked what I saw.

He is a striker with some speed. He was willing to go beyond the opponents' back four or back three, however you want to see it.

It's early to say, but he looks interesting because physically, there is a presence about him.

It's going to take some time before he settles in. He's new to the club and getting used to the other players. But hopefully for United, he can be a good striker."

Larsson also said, I think if you're playing up front in any system, one or two, you always should be able to keep the ball, because you're not going to be with your partner all the time, even if you're playing two up front.

So I think that's the skillset that you need to have as a striker, because more often than not you're going to have your back towards the goal.

And then you need to be able to both keep the ball, but also see where your team-mates are and be able to play the knock-back to one of your midfield players coming up and then going beyond again. So I think that's the skill set that you need to have in any system you play.

Obviously a lot of teams are playing with three up front, and that means that you're going to be on your own [in the middle] more often than not. But I think that he has the physical presence to do both things."

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