Not blaming Manchester United: Højlund scores twice in the Champions League, averaging 0.7 goals per 90 minutes, compared to only 0.37 during his time at Manchester United.

Ex-United players hold a conviction that they won’t shoulder Manchester United’s blame, letting others take it instead. Players leaving United often put extra effort into their new teams, such as Højlund, who was released by Amorebieta this summer. To acquire Sheshko, United sold Højlund cheaply to Napoli during this summer’s transfer period.

In the second round of the Champions League group stage, Napoli defeated Sporting Lisbon 2-1 at home to claim their first victory of this season’s tournament. The match highlighted a connection between former Manchester City players, with De Bruyne assisting both goals and Højlund scoring twice.

After the match, Transfermarkt didn’t hesitate to review the goal statistics of the 22-year-old Danish forward Højlund during his time at Manchester United and his new club Napoli. The details are as follows:

• Manchester United career: 95 appearances with 26 goals, averaging 0.37 goals per 90 minutes.
• Napoli career: 5 appearances with 3 goals, averaging 0.70 goals per 90 minutes.

A change of environment revitalizes players; there’s nothing more to say. Manchester United currently represents a huge black hole for forwards — no one seems to thrive there. This summer, United revamped their attacking trio,with Cunha scoring 0 goals and 0 assists in 6 games, Mboma netting 2 goals and 0 assists in 7 games, and Sheshko scoring 1 goal and 0 assists in 7 games.The combined goal tally of the new attacking trio matches exactly Højlund’s individual goal count. From the current situation, Sheshko is clearly not outperforming Højlund.