Hojlund given Sancho treatment by Man Utd legend with "borrowed time" claim

Rasmus Hojlund has bizarrely been told he is on "borrowed time" by Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke - despite being in the best form of his Red Devils career.

The Denmark international has scored four goals in his last four Premier League games, after a lengthy spell that lasted four months without one. Hojlund arrived at Old Trafford in the summer for an eye-watering fee of £72million, but failed to hit the ground running and as a result, the expensive transfer was questioned by fans and pundits alike.

However, Boxing Day's 3-2 win over Aston Villa saw Hojlund net his first league goal and he hasn't looked back since. As a result, the bulk of United fans are significantly more optimistic about how their striker will fare in the long run, but Yorke clearly doesn't share that sentiment.

The ex-United ace explained that Hojlund may suffer from not having enough senior players operating at the peak of their powers to learn from. Yorke questioned if the former Atalanta ace is the answer to United's problems, before telling Sky Sports: "He’s still on that borrowed time, he still needs time, but I’m glad that he’s got a couple of goals. That may settle him down.

"Another question, what are his strengths? Because I still don’t know what his strengths are. Often enough, when you do your due diligence about players and your playing £75m for a player – is he fast, can he head it, can he shoot, can he dribble…?"

Yorke continued, questioning what traits United identified when they scouted Hojlund from the Serie A outfit. He also added that the club's wider struggles are hardly going to help create an environment where the striker can thrive.

"If you’re coming in it doesn’t matter how good you are, how young you are or how old you