Rio Ferdinand lashed out at Manchester United's wide players for not giving adequate service to Rasmus Hojlund.
The former United defender shared his opinion after Sunday's 4-2 win over Newport County in the FA Cup, where Hojlund score one goal. However, the likes of Antony and Alejandro Garnacho often ignored the 20-year-old striker in the box.
Club captain Bruno Fernandes was also left frustrated at Garnacho at one point in time during the match when the teenager ignored him and Hojlund in the box, with commentator Danny Murphy calling the teenager "greedy".
"We had chances to make it 3-0 but, when you go 2-0 up in these types of games, everyone wants to score and get their goal and sometimes we don't get the best decision for the team. I think after that we did a great job to close the game,” Fernandes said after the match.
Goals have been hard to come by for Hojlund, who didn’t score for months in the Premier League since his £72million move from Atalanta.
Speaking on his Five podcast, Ferdinand backed Fernandes and urged United's wingers to start giving Hojlund some proper service.
"We keep saying it, it’s a broken record: Put the ball in the bloody box! Put the ball in and around him [Hojlund] when you’re in the wide areas. Don’t try and make it too pretty,” he said.
"He makes good runs when they’re out wide, I’ve seen enough of him close enough to see he makes good runs. But the people from wide areas have got to be told put that bloody ball in the box.
"‘He’s not been allowed to be greedy enough. He’s starved, my man is being starved! He’s dealing with rations at the moment. I don’t know why. Are they looking at him and thinking, 'He’s dry, I can’t play him the ball'?’"
He added: "As he is the club’s No.9 now they’ve got to really make sure they’re directing everything that’s going to get the best out of him. He’s under huge pressure, imagine being him with Erling Haaland on the other side, still the top scorer but ain’t played for five weeks, seating there chilling.
"And never mind the rest of the Premier League, the pressure all lies on the price he come for. Surely you’ve got to find a way to get the best out of him."
