Alan Shearer says playing alongside Manchester United winger Antony ‘would do his nut in’ after defending Rasmus Hojlund following his miss against Liverpool.
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United claimed a valuable point away at Liverpool on Sunday after a goalless draw at Anfield.
While both Jurgen Klopp and Virgil van Dijk slammed United’s approach to the game, it was the visitors who had two of the game’s best chances to win it in the second-half.
Alejandro Garnacho almost raced through on goal only for Trent Alexander-Arnold to nick the ball away at the last second while Hojlund was denied after firing his shot straight at goalkeeper Alisson.
The Denmark international is still to score in the Premier League following his £72million move from Atalanta in the summer.
But former Newcastle United and England star Shearer sympathises with the youngster, insisting he is not being given enough help from United’s wide men.
‘I think he will come good,’ Shearer told Match of the Day. ‘He has to improve his link up play and finishing but I do have sympathy for him.
‘I try put myself in his position, I look at Garnacho, a lot of the time he is running with his head down.
‘He doesn’t pick his head up enough to see when the centre forwards is about to run.
‘On the other side is Antony. It would do my nut in playing with him because you know 99.99 per cent of the time he is coming inside onto that left foot.
‘The defenders know, they can set themselves. On the odd occasion if he did on his right, it would make it a bit more difficult.
‘But for a centre forward, it doesn’t half make it difficult [for Hojlund].’
Hojlund scored five times in the Champions League group stages before United’s elimination from the competition last Wednesday against Bayern Munich.
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