“When I got the news about Anthony Martial, at the start of January, I really tried to get another striker in because, yeah, we are vulnerable there. But FFP was the thing. We couldn’t do it. And so yeah we worked out other options how to fill this in and how to deal with the moment Rasmus Hojlund wouldn’t be available. And there are, and we have, options in our squad to fill it in.”
Just on Rasmus’s injury, Rashford’s only scored five times, I think, for your team this season. Scott McTominay, I know, is getting the odd goal, but is this injury to Rasmus threatening to sort of kill your season, derail it, because you just can’t really score many goals, can you, apart from him recently?”I think Garnacho is scoring a lot of goals.”
Is it a lot though or is it just like seven goals? Is that a lot?”I think it’s a good number, huh? Rashy is capable, but he scores five, you say, but he can score. And, I think lately in our last games, the front line is an absolute threat. And they score. And is it Rasmus Hojlund only? No, it’s Garnacho. It’s also Rashford, it’s also Scott McTominay. And Bruno can score a goal. So I think we have [goalscorers] across the team. But what gives me the confidence where I was in autumn, the frontline wasn’t scoring and they were not even a threat. And I think in this moment, they are in very good form and they are a threat continually. And I’m quite confident that even when Rasmus Hojlund is not there, that will go on. We can line up a front line really strong. And I don’t think there’s a front line where the opponent thinks that’s easy. No, I think they will fear our front line, I’m sure.”
I respect that. But you’ve just lost your main man so that front line now is kind of severely weakened without Rasmus, surely? I mean, that’s obvious, right?”He was lately a very important but main man? I don’t see it that way, because I think especially Garnacho, is playing very strong in the last games.”
