Overview

• Paul Scholes said allowing 22-year-old Rasmus Hojlund to depart and replacing him with a similarly aged Benjamin Sesko shows poor planning and repeats past mistakes.
• Peter Schmeichel called the move “weird,” arguing Hojlund was starved of service at United and is now scoring regularly for Napoli.
• Manchester United paid £66.26m plus up to £7.36m in add-ons for Sesko, while Hojlund joined Napoli on a season-long loan that carries an obligation to buy if Champions League qualification is achieved.
• Sesko has begun to find form with goals in each of his last two appearances for United, whereas Hojlund has four goals in six matches for Napoli.
• Nicky Butt and Scholes highlighted a lack of depth up front, and Schmeichel cited nine goals conceded from goalkeeping errors and questioned recruitment influence linked to RB Leipzig.