Rio Ferdinand names FIVE wingers Manchester United could sign in January to help end Rasmus Hojlund’s Premier League goal drought… but only ONE player is from a team in the top half

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Rio Ferdinand has named a shortlist of Premier League winners that he believes Erik ten Hag should attempt to sign in January.

Ten Hag presided over a busy summer of recruitment during his second season at Old Trafford, that included the arrival of 20-year-old Rasmus Hojlund from Atlanta for £72m.

Despite the fanfare surrounding the Dane’s arrival, Hojlund has endured a mixed start to life at his new club.

The striker raced to the Champions League goalscoring charts, netting five times in his first four games prior to United’s unceremonious exit from Europe following defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday. 

However, things haven’t been quite as prolific on the domestic front for the young forward.

 Rio Ferdinand insisted Rasmus Hojlund would have ‘five or six’ Premier League goals at this stage if Man United had wingers ‘who cross the ball’

Dane has still yet to open his Premier League account for United since arriving for £72 this summer

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After missing the first three Premier League games due to injury, Hojlund made his debut in the club’s defeat to Arsenal before being denied a goal due to VAR in his first start against Brighton.

Speaking on the Vibe with Five podcast, Ferdinand insisted that the addition of a new winger in the upcoming transfer window could be the catalyst for Hojlund to break his duck in the league.

‘If Man United had [Michael] Olise, Jack Harrison, [Dwight] McNeil at Everton, Jacob Murphy at Newcastle – any one of those four wingers, I reckon [Hojlund] would have five or six goals by now,’ Ferdinand said.

Ferdinand named Michael Olise, Dwight McNeil and Jacob Murphy as potential transfer targets for United in January

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‘Why? Because they cross the ball. All four of those boys, their first thought is, get the ball, head down, either beat the full-back and cross or give me a yard and cross the ball.

‘He [Hojlund] needs service. [Jarrod] Bowen [is another option for United]. These guys want to provide, we’ve got wingers who either want to get a shot off, shoot, beat someone.’

Of the five players named by Ferdinand, Jacob Murphy and Jack Harrison currently have the most Premier League assists this season with three each.

Dwight McNeil has registered two, while Jarrod Bowen has one, and Michael Olise has zero though his season has been curtailed by a hamstring injury.

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