Having settled into life at Manchester United, Rasmus Hojlund has started analysing what aspects of his game he’s looking to improve.
The 20-year-old has got off to a scintillating start to life in Europe; five goals have seen Hojlund make history as the first Red to do so in their first four Champions League games, as well as made him the joint-top goalscorer in the competition – if only the team’s results followed suit!
In terms of Hojlund’s inspiration in finding the back of the net, he revealed that former United talisman and all-time Champions League top ‘scorer Cristiano Ronaldo was whom he looked up to as a child.
He told TeamViewer diaries (via ManUtd.com): “Cristiano has always been like my idol growing up. I always thought he was the best football player in the world and I just tried to learn from him.
“He is the greatest goalscorer ever, probably as well. I’ve always looked at him back in the day where he was more of a dribbler and now he’s a proper, proper goalscorer. You know he had proper talent, but he worked hard to be the best ever and I like that about him.”
The Dane is still awaiting his maiden Premier League contribution after eight appearances, but the Old Trafford faithful harbour no concerns over his prolific abilities and must continue being patient while the young striker finds his feet.
Hojlund keen to improve play-style
Hojlund is also well aware that there are other ways he can help across the pitch and is keen to continue developing under the guidance of United’s coaches.
“I think there’s a lot of things I can improve, which is, of course, a good thing because then I think I can develop into being an even greater striker than I am now,” Hojlund said.
“Hopefully I can just keep learning every day from the guys here, from the games and from the coaching staff. In the modern game of football, we need to do the hard pressing as well from the front line. The game is evolving, and I learned that already in my youth years.
“So I’ve always been used to the pressing part. And like you said, I think it’s one of the things I do well. The boss also wants me and the frontline to put in a shift, so yes it’s good.”
