Man United are yet to unleash their new No.9 and a former Reds striker believes the 20-year-old can enjoy a solid debut campaign.
Louis Saha has backed Rasmus Hojlund to net 20 goals over the course of his first season with Manchester United.
Hojlund arrived at United in a £73million deal at the start of the month and was paraded around Old Trafford ahead of the pre-season friendly win over RC Lens. He was Erik ten Hag's third major signing of a busy summer that saw spending top £160m.
A back issue picked up during medical tests means the 20-year-old is yet to feature for his new club, missing matches against Wolves and Tottenham. United are yet to set a goal for his return date, but the belief at the start of August was that it would be a few weeks.
Hojlund's 10 goals in 34 appearances for Atalanta last season was the first double-figure tally of his young career, but Saha believes the Dane can double that total with the creative talent behind him.
"When you start your first season, you need to adapt to the Premier League," Saha told GOAL. "Rasmus Hojlund is from Denmark, and he played in Italy, but the Premier League is a different animal, and he will need time to adapt.
"Hojlund should be aiming for 20 goals this season when you consider that he has [Marcus] Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro and [Christian] Eriksen who can all create chances for him. With the players he's got around him, 20 goals are a good target this season.
"We can see that if things click, he has good players around him and he's got a manager who is smart enough to give him time to settle in. So, 20-25 goals in all competitions are a really good first season.
"They [United] have given him this responsibility and paid a lot of money, because he's got the potential to score 30 goals like Erling Haaland has done. Maybe it will take him more time, but we'll have to wait and see."
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