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It has been a whirlwind few months for Rasmus Hojlund at Manchester United.
From becoming a member of the membership of his goals to arriving injured, to his divergent scoring paths within the Champions League and Premier League, his time has definitely been memorable.
Now out of the Champions League, with well being on his facet, and his PL duck damaged, there’s a way that he’s beginning to settle at Outdated Trafford and attending to know his teammates.
The Dane spoke to Inside United, the official membership journal and talked in regards to the teammate who has impressed him essentially the most on the membership.
Maybe unsurprisingly, he namechecked his captain, Bruno Fernandes.
The Portuguese midfielder is legendary for going full-throttle no matter whether or not it’s coaching or a aggressive sport, a trait which has clearly impressed Hojlund.
He stated: “He’s very elegant on the pitch and, particularly, additionally in coaching. I imply he’s simply, yeah, high quality.”
Fernandes has been a chance-creating machine for United throughout his time right here and the chemistry with Hojlund has been ever-developing.
The targets for the Dane have arrived in spurts and the frustration was palpable earlier than he broke his league-scoring duck in opposition to Aston Villa in December.
Nevertheless, he stated that the position of the striker has advanced extraordinarily shortly, the place a striker is not anticipated to only rating targets.
He stated: “The standards for a striker is extra demanding now than it was most likely 10 or 15 years in the past and, yeah, you have to be much more full as a striker.
I attempt to be that daily, in each kind of facet, all of these stuff you simply talked about [pressing, work-rate, hold-up play, physical strength] are a few of them.”
In the end, he stated working arduous is the important thing to success for everybody. Being higher at all the pieces by working daily is essential even should you simply need to rating targets.
He stated: “I attempt to work particularly to be even higher daily. I feel that’s key for a striker, if you wish to rating targets.”
United followers have by no means doubted the dedication to the trigger on the subject of Hojlund and have been behind him as he has adjusted to the calls for of being United’s No 9 at simply 20.
With the duck getting damaged and mentality clearly not a difficulty, large issues might be anticipated of the massive man within the second half of the season.
