Rasmus Hojlund believes Manchester United must stick together if they are to recover from a “tough period” following a humiliating 3-2 Champions League defeat at home to Galatasaray.
United have lost four of their first seven Premier League games for the first time, and their first two Champions League group games have been meaningless.
On Tuesday, they led their Turkish opponents twice at Old Trafford, thanks to goals from new Danish forward Hojlund, but they were pegged back and conceded a late winner.
“Of course, it’s not about the individual performance,” said Hojlund. “It’s about getting the three points and at the moment we’re not doing good enough.
“We need to remember we can’t let goals go in right after we score. We’ve had a few games now where they just score after we scored.”
He added: “It’s a tough period but we need to stick together and that’s the only way we can get out of this period.”
Hojlund’s effort was one of the few bright spots for United on a gloomy night at Old Trafford, but their shaky defense cost them dearly as Mauro Icardi dinked home the winner, leaving them with an uphill battle to qualify from Group A.
“We need to get some points now if we want to play in the Champions League after the group stage,” said the 20-year-old, with home and away matches to come against FC Copenhagen.
“I am looking forward to playing against them because it’s a former club, my brothers are playing there, and I have a big heart for Copenhagen,” he said.
“But now I play in Manchester United and we need to get some points out of them.”