RASMUS HOJLUND needs to emulate the best aim in Manchester derby historical past and produce the home down at Outdated Trafford this Sunday.
Hojlund was simply eight when Rooney scored that magical overhead kick in opposition to Metropolis again in 2011.
Hojlund is but to attain within the Premier League however has three within the Champions LeagueCredit score: Getty
He’d wish to emulate Rooney’s derby day cracker from 2011Credit score: PA
And he has no hesitation in marking that out as the perfect ever on this well-known encounter.
He mentioned: “The bicycle kick from Wayne Rooney, after all! Everyone remembers that, don’t they?”
Now it’s on the 20-year-old striker from Denmark to interrupt his Premier League duck for the Pink Devils with one thing related.
Thoughts you even a faucet in would do. However what wouldn’t it imply to attain within the derby?
Hojlund mentioned:“It will be a giant expertise, so I’m wanting ahead to it. It’s all the time particular to play a rival and if we win the sport, we will get nearer to the highest, so it will be good.”
To this point Hojlund’s three targets for United have are available in defeats, scoring as soon as away to Bayern Munich and twice at residence to Galatasaray.
With a £72million switch price paid to Atalanta for his providers a return is predicted and far wanted from Hojlund with United struggling for targets.
Hojlund mentioned: “I do know my price. I do know I’ve to carry out day by day as a result of I play for Manchester United. In the long run, I’m solely 20 years outdated and I’m not the completed article but. I nonetheless have loads to enhance and I get there slowly.
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“I reckon I’ve had a effective begin to the season and now we now have to maintain constructing and the targets will come within the Premier League.
“I’ve tried my finest each time I play, and I nonetheless want to search out the rhythm. We now have been struggling a bit of bit, however we’re getting there now. We now have had three wins in a row, in order that may be very optimistic.”
He’s not the one one struggling for targets proper now with Marcus Rashford lacking extra probabilities on Tuesday night time so as to add to his single strike for the season after racking up profession finest figures of 30 within the final marketing campaign.
Hojlund believes there are indicators of the 2 of them constructing a relationship on the pitch which may solely be helpful to the Pink Devils.
He mentioned: “You possibly can see we’re looking for one another. Within the Sheffield United sport, he practically acquired an help to me, and I believe he has already assisted me twice within the Champions League.
“We’re positively looking for one another on the pitch and I additionally tried to search out him with a deep move right now, so we now have a superb connection.
“I enhance day by day and my team-mates are beginning to see my patterns within the sport as properly, so it’s getting higher and higher day by day.”
It wanted centre-back Harry Maguire to get the win for United on Tuesday night time in opposition to FC Copenhagen along with his 72nd minute header earlier than Andre Onana’s damage time penalty save maintained the three factors.
Hojlund says he and Rashford are growing a greater understandingCredit score: EPA
It was their first win in Group A after these two opening defeats.
The day was one thing of a household affair for Hojlund on Tuesday along with his 18-year-old youthful twin brothers Oscar and Emil additionally in motion.
Emil had performed earlier within the day for the under-19 aspect in opposition to United and got here out a 1-0 winner.
On to Sunday’s derby and inevitably comparisons can be made with Erling Haaland, 23, given the Norwegian’s unimaginable influence at Manchester Metropolis after costing them an preliminary down cost of £51million due to a purchase out clause with Borussia Dortmund.
However Hojlund mentioned: “I don’t wish to be in comparison with him. He’s unimaginable and doubtless the perfect striker on the planet proper now. We are able to maintain that on the low for now, however I hope I can enhance after which we are going to see what I’m able to.”
If he can get that spectacular derby winner, a comparability with Rooney will do for now.