It was the sort of moment when a forward can announce his arrival at Manchester United: racing clear at Anfield, with the chance to score a winner against Liverpool, to emulate Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie and Carlos Tevez. But Rasmus Hojlund slammed his shot against Alisson and a stalemate ensued.
Perhaps it was an unlucky 13th, taking the Dane to 13 Premier League appearances with no goal to show for his efforts. He is up to 888 goalless minutes in the top flight: fail to find the net at West Ham on Saturday and Hojlund could crash through the 1,000-minute barrier against Aston Villa on Boxing Day. Meanwhile, Harry Kane, the striker many long thought United should sign, but for whom they ultimately did not bid, has already brought up 20 goals in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich.
