Manchester United head into the international break on a high after two superb results in the Europa League and Premier League.
Ruben Amorim has been seeking some positive signs from his Manchester United side and the last few days have certainly provided that in spades.
United beat Real Sociedad 4-1 in the Europa League on Thursday night to set up a quarter-final clash with Lyon.
Sunday saw a return to Premier League action and United beat Leicester City 3-0 in a convincing victory.
Goals have been hard to come by this season so seven goals in a matter of days is a major boost.
The international break is now here and United will hope to keep some of this momentum going when club football returns.
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Rasmus Hojlund on progress under Ruben Amorim
United could have easily beaten Arsenal too but that game ended in a 1-1 draw after a couple of great saves from David Raya.
There are encouraging signs emerging from this United side despite a number of injuries continuing to frustrate Amorim.
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One of the biggest boosts from Sunday’s win arrived in the form of Rasmus Hojlund finding the net.
Hojlund had gone 21 games without a goal before finally ending his drought against the Foxes.
Hojlund celebrated on social media and received supportive messages from teammates after his opening goal.
Speaking on MUTV, Hojlund has now suggested that United are starting to build ‘something special’ under Amorim.
Hojlund suggested that the United players are getting ‘closer and closer to each other’ and a real group of leaders is now emerging.
The Dane accepts that the season as a whole has not been good enough, but believes that this team is ‘getting better each day’.
“I think this group of players is starting to build something special,” said Hojlund.
“I think we are really getting closer and closer to each other and we have a good group of leaders now as well.
“We are trying to build on everything, we know it’s not been good enough, but I think it’s still a very young team and we are growing and getting better each day,” he added.
Rasmus Hojlund continues to see striker speculation
Hojlund already knew that he was under pressure to perform; that is just the life of a Manchester United striker.
There is an expectation to score goals regularly and going on a 21-game goalless run is never ideal.
Sunday was a relief for Hojlund but speculation continues to link United with new strikers.
United are now interested in Hugo Ekitike with the Eintracht Frankfurt forward the latest name on the radar.
This may be more about adding numbers in the centre forward role with Joshua Zirkzee thriving in a deeper role.
Hojlund doesn’t want to be bumped out of the side though and will be desperate to show United that he can still be the long-term first-choice striker at Old Trafford following Sunday’s goal.