{"id":293987,"date":"2023-10-12T08:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T08:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=293987"},"modified":"2023-10-12T08:24:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T08:24:38","slug":"united-fans-praise-star-boy-hojlund-after-denmark-training-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/united-fans-praise-star-boy-hojlund-after-denmark-training-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"United fans praise &apos;star boy&apos; Hojlund after Denmark training goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Manchester United fans declare they &#8216;have a new Ruud van Nistelrooy&#8217; in Rasmus Hojlund after their &#8216;star boy&#8217; scores STUNNING backheel goal during Denmark training<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>United&#8217;s Rasmus Hojlund produced a brilliant finish during Denmark training\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fans were quick to laud the player for the stunning piece of skill on social media<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United fans were sent into a frenzy on Wednesday night after bearing witness to a stunning goal from Rasmus Hojlund during Denmark training.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hojlund, 20, has enjoyed a bright start to life at Old Trafford since making his \u00a372million move in the summer and recently scored both goals during their 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Red Devils supporters will be hopeful that the Dane can help fire them back up the table as the season progresses, following their sluggish start to the campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, perhaps, they were offered a glimpse of that after a clip of Hojlund scoring in Denmark training went viral on social media on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Hojlund can be seen receiving the ball with his back to goal, with Brentford\u00a0defender Christian Norgaard tightly marking him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/08\/76463611-12622225-image-m-4_1697097134915.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/08\/76463609-12622225-image-a-5_1697097138451.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Rasmus Hojlund sent fans into a frenzy after scoring a backheel goal during Denmark training<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/08\/76463947-12622225-image-a-6_1697097143497.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The striker has made a bright start to life at Manchester United since signing for \u00a372million<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being heavily pressured by the Bees star, Hojlund holds him off with ease before firing off a superb backheel effort into the back of the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Danish national team took to their Instagram page to share the clip and it didn&#8217;t take long for jubilant Man United fans to share their take on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We might have a new Van Nistelrooy in our hands reds&#8217;, one user boldly claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another commenter, on X, labelled the former Atalanta forward as an &#8216;unreal talent&#8217; after watching the training clip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One fan was quick to bring in Hojlund&#8217;s youthful nature, as they said: &#8216;His confidence to do stuffs like this at his age!&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Forget his finishing, his hold up play is top notch&#8217;, another fan noted as they reacted to the video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, one user shared an image of Hojlund in United kit before captioning it &#8216;Our own Star boy&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>In his six Premier League outings, Hojlund is yet to find the back of the net for United however has three goals in two matches in the Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his brace against Galatasaray last week, the Dane managed to get on the scoresheet as United fell to a disappointing 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old joined up with Denmark during the international break as his national side prepare for Euro 2024 qualifiers against Kazakhstan\u00a0and San Marino.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Denmark currently sit second in Group H with 13 points from their six games, with Hojlund having scored six goals in qualifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/08\/76464017-12622225-image-a-17_1697097257157.jpg\" height=\"103\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/08\/76464019-12622225-image-a-16_1697097253480.jpg\" height=\"121\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/08\/76464015-12622225-image-a-18_1697097259973.jpg\" height=\"125\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/08\/76464013-12622225-image-a-19_1697097262317.jpg\" height=\"128\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/08\/76464011-12622225-image-a-20_1697097264453.jpg\" height=\"120\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were quick to heap praise on the Danish striker after watching the clip on social media<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/12\/08\/76463955-12622225-image-a-21_1697097273691.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There are hopes that Hojlund will become one of Denmark&#8217;s great players later in his career<\/p>\n<p>Recently,\u00a0Brentford<span> boss <\/span>Thomas Frank<span>\u00a0claimed that he hopes\u00a0<\/span>Hojlund<span> can follow in the footsteps of <\/span>Christian Eriksen<span>\u00a0and the Laudrup brothers in becoming one of football&#8217;s great Danes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know he is not playing for Brentford, but I am Danish and I&#8217;m happy to see Danish players coming through and doing well,&#8217; said Frank, whose side faces United today at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I must say he was impressive against Galatasaray, two very good goals, he looks like he is in a very good place and hopefully we can keep him quiet on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is a fine balance for me. I want the Danish national team to do well and that is why I am happy Danish players are doing well except when we are playing against them.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12622225\/Manchester-United-fans-heap-praise-star-boy-Rasmus-Hojlund-Denmark-striker-scores-STUNNING-backheel-goal-national-team-training.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United fans declare they &#8216;have a new Ruud van Nistelrooy&#8217; 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