Man Utd brutally told big signing Ten Hag loves that he is a ‘league level’ player and is comparable to the Tottenham flopErik ten Hag said Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund is in difficulty compared to Roberto Soldado at TottenhamErik ten Hag was told the harsh reality of big summer signing Rasmus Hojlund and why the Danish striker is more on par with a championship-level striker than the comparisons to Erling Haaland he earned before his signing.

Unitedpaid Atalanta a huge £72m this summer for the relatively untested 20-year-old, who played just one season at elite level before his move.

And although Hojlund has scored five goals in six Champions League games for Manchester United – a tally he will obviously be unable to extend given his premature exit from the competition – he has yet to break his Premier League fortunes.

Hojlundhas made 13 appearances for United in the Premier League so far, 10 of which have been starts.

And despite having a total of 888 minutes of action under his belt, he is yet to score his first goal in the competition for the Red Devils.

And the striker endured a frustrating afternoon at Anfield on Sunday as his United side were held to a draw by Jurgen Klopp’s side and could barely see the goal.

Duringhis long summer stint at Hojlund, the striker earned positive comparisons with fellow Scandinavian Erling Haaland, largely thanks to his lively style.

AdvertisementButwhile Alan Shearer believes the 20-year-old will perform well at some point, another former Premier League striker, Tony Cascarino, believes Hojlund is actually comparable to a Championship striker.

Healso says his failure to make a name for himself at Old Trafford reminded him of the failure of Tottenham’s £26 million spend to sign Roberto Soldado in the summer of 2013.

RasmusHojlund called Man Utd a waste of moneyThe Spanish striker joined White Hart Lane from Valencia in August that year, paying a record transfer fee for the club at the time.

However, he struggled to settle in north London and moved to Villarreal two years later in a cut-price £10 million move.

Soldado, who only announced his retirement this summer at the age of 38, scored just 16 goals in 76 games for Tottenham.

AdvertisementCascarinotold The Times why he fears Hojlund is another expensive, failed import: “I can’t believe Rasmus Hojlund hasn’t scored a Premier League goal yet.”

He joined Manchester United for £72 million, started 10 games and it’s almost Christmas!“He’s only 20 and I hope he’s a good player, but I don’t remember a striker having such a start to his career at United.

”Cascarino added: “It may sound harsh but he reminds me of a good Championship centre-forward, who fights hard, fights for everything, not much pace… I’ve seen fleeting signs of quality but he doesn’t “There was no time when I arrived.

. . ” Away, he thought: “He will score 20 goals.”“As a manager you can’t wait too long for a striker to become good. I think of Roberto Soldado at Tottenham Hotspur.“They gave him two seasons and the second was even worse than the first.

It’s like a goalkeeper who keeps throwing a ball into the net: if you wait too long to move forward, you’ll be sacked.Big Ten Hag signings fail at Man UtdAs Tottenham fans will attest, Soldado simply wasn’t very good and failed to impress in the Premier League, despite his great reputation in La Liga.AdvertisementNow United’s fear is that Hojlund will follow the same path…Meanwhile, the other striker United were eyeing this summer, Harry Kane, has enjoyed a record start at Bayern Munich, scoring 24 goals in his first 21 games for his new club.

While Ten Hag feels he has “one for the future” in Hojlund, coaches live and die by their transfer decisions.

And as it stands, the jury is very critical of all three of United’s big summer signings, with Andre Onana (who has struggled for form) and Mason Mount (who has been troubled by injury) struggling to justify their high salaries.