Rasmus Hojlund’s Manchester United career has reached a turning point as the club prepare for a high-profile Premier League opener against Arsenal at Old Trafford. The Danish striker, signed from Atalanta for an initial £64m [$86m] transfer feein 2023 has been omitted from United’s squad for the visit of the Gunners.

Hojlund faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford following the signing of fellow striker Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.

Manchester United may have enjoyed a positive summer transfer window so far but there are still two glaring priorities they need to solve. United emerged from their opening day Premier League clash with Arsenal with a lot of credit, despite their 1-0 defeat, and a lot of that stemmed from the positives on display in the forward areas of the pitch.