Rio Ferdinand has issued advice to struggling Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund after the £72million star attracted negative headlines following his performance against Wolves.
The Danish forward, who scored 10 league goals in his debut Premier League season last year after arriving from Atalanta, has only bagged three times in 28 league appearances this campaign.
The 22-year-old was substituted after 70 minutes following another fruitless display in Manchester United's 1-0 home loss to Wolves on Sunday.
His performance led to Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer labelling him 'damaged' in a stinging review of where Hojlund is at right now,
But Ferdinand, who won six league titles and the Champions League in a 12-year spell at United, has offered Hojlund advice, telling him to 'simplify' his game and 'strip it back' to his strengths.
Speaking on the Rio Present podcast, the pundit said: 'He's got to get hold of the winger and say "this is what I need. When you're in these positions this is what I'd like."
He added: 'Lets take it back. Put yourself in positions to show your best attributes. At the moment we're seeing far too many of your weakest attributes.
'You need to free yourself up from any contact and start running.
'That's the one big thing I would say to any player struggling for confidence. Strip it back, simplify and do what has got you there.
Former United midfielder Owen Hargreaves added: 'I think the moments you see him struggle are when his back is to play. So don't put yourself in that spot all the time, spin.
'The guy is one of the quickest players in Europe by the way.
'The problem is he gets caught all the time, he takes too many touches.
Hargreaves said the struggling striker should model himself on Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski.
Hojlund came under criticism following Sunday's defeat and was branded 'damaged' by Premier League legend Alan Shearer.
'I'm looking at a damaged player in Hojlund,' Shearer said on Match of the Day 2. 'I think he wasn't ready and isn't ready to lead the line at a club like Manchester United.
'Three Premier League goals, and at the minute I'm seeing a player that doesn't really want to get in there.
Manchester United's season reached another low as they lost their 15th league game against Wolves, despite a stunning comeback against Lyon three days earlier.
A Pablo Sarabia free-kick clinched the win for the visitors after Hojlund was hauled off.
With just five fixtures remaining, Ruben Amorim's side sit in 14th, a mere two points above 17th-placed West Ham, and are the league's sixth-lowest scorers.