Frustrated supporters branded the club ‘incompetent’ after being told that the Old Trafford Megastore was waiting on the arrival of the required letter to spell out the star signing’s surname.
Højlund arrived from Atalanta at the start of August. But fans who tried to buy the 20-year-old’s shirt as late as Friday were told that they were awaiting the arrival of the ‘unique o’ and promised an update on Wednesday.
While some may see the issue as trivial, one United follower says it is indicative of how club officials cannot get ‘the most basic’ things right, with the embarrassing situation coming in what has been a dreadful month for the Premier League giants with issues both on and off the field.
‘It’s incompetence,’ the fan, who was unable to get the shirt with the 20-year-old’s name on the back as a 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day present for a relative, said. ‘The big summer signing and you still can’t get a shirt with his name on it because nobody saw fit to get the Danish ‘ø
Man United’s club shop was unable to sell shirts bearing the name of Rasmus Højlund for more than a month
The club did not have any Danish ‘øs’ in stock, so were unable to sell the shirt to fans
United insist that the ‘øs’ arrived on Thursday and added that the shirts are now on sale
United insist that, despite the message sent on Friday, the ‘øs’ actually arrived on Thursday and added that the shirts are now – finally – on sale.
Banners noting the side’s many achievements have gone up alongside those of the men at the venue.
Emma Hayes’s outfit – who normally play home matches at Kingsmeadow – will be at Stamford Bridge seven times this season, the most games at the main stadium of any WSL side.
