Man Utd star Erik ten Hag didn't want is brutally told he won't play under Ruben Amorim

Ian Wright is adamant that won't play under new head coach - because the striker isn't good enough.

Zirkzee, 23, was in the summer but has scored just one goal in 14 games for the Red Devils and underwhelmed during his time on the pitch.

It emerged earlier this week that Zirkzee - who is said to have arrived at the club a stone overweight - was and was instead somebody who was identified by the club's new football hierarchy.

The Netherlands star has played second fiddle to since the Danish striker returned from injury - and Wright believes his prospects of playing more regularly will not be enhanced by the arrival of Amorim, who will .

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Speaking on the , the former star said: "Do you know something? When I look at the strikers at Manchester United, I look at [Rasmus] Hojlund and Zirkzee. Going forward, as a United player to take the club to the level they need to be – top-four, , title challengers – I can’t see in any formation Zirkzee making it from what I’ve seen so far.

"I can see it with Hojlund, he looks like a future player with better players around him. He gives me the impression that if he gets in and around the box and he gets chances, he can go hot. I don’t see the same with Zirkzee. I look at him and his movement, I don’t see anything in his game that makes me think, 'Okay, there he is, I see what he can do'.

"I see that in Hojlund and some of the others. I can see them easily levelling up but I feel for Zirkzee."

Do you agree with Wright's take on Zirkzee?

Zirkzee scored just 11 goals in Serie A for Bologna last summer so was never likely to be the prolific striker Manchester United have been crying out for. And while he sees potential in Hojlund, he believes United are still lacking a main striker.

He continued: "United still need a striker. Whether they turn Marcus [Rashford] into that or they get a top striker in, they need one, to go alongside Hojlund and maybe for Hojlund to be the back-up.

"I’m trying to think of Ruben Amorim coming in and who he’s going to play. Zirkzee will need to go through some massive transformation to play in the team ahead of other players.

"He’s definitely not a natural goalscorer. I’m still waiting to see it from him."

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