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Robin Van Persie and Rio Ferdinand are the newest former Manchester United gamers to wax lyrical about striker Rasmus Hojlund.
Regardless of a tricky begin to life as a United participant, the Danish striker has been in chic type after Christmas, as he has scored in six of his final seven video games for the Mancunian aspect.
The 21 yr previous just lately celebrated his birthday with a thunderous strike to open the scoring in opposition to West Ham and adopted this up with a poacher’s end to poke United in entrance in opposition to Aston Villa.
Each opening targets had been important as they gave United a platform to go on and be victorious in two essential video games which have put the Purple Devils in a a lot better place for Champions League qualification than they had been just a few weeks in the past.
Talking on the Vibe with FIVE YouTube podcast, pundit Rio Ferdinand instructed the story of how he bumped into his former teammate, Robin van Persie, at Carrington and the way they had been each left impressed by Hojlund.
Van Persie was invited to the membership’s coaching floor by Erik ten Hag as a part of his UEFA teaching course expertise, and it was right here that the Premier League profitable striker might work together with United’s new first alternative entrance man.
Ferdinand commented, “I had slightly chat with him (van Persie), bantered him about his gear” after which they noticed the Danish striker who was hanging about within the canteen. Ferdinand relates that when he received his likelihood, Hojlund made a beeline to the previous gamers.
“Rasmus was there, came to visit to me and Fletch having a chat about issues, what I liked is he noticed Robin van Persie and stated to Darren, ‘can I get 5 minutes with him, with Robin van Persie?’”.
“Robin says ‘yeah come man’. They went away and are available again 10 to fifteen minutes later”.
“Robin says he’s asking numerous questions, the signal of somebody who needs to study, a pupil. It’s good that humility and humbleness to point out. It bodes properly for the way forward for this membership”.
The Dane has just lately spoken about how he’s studying about English soccer on a regular basis and the way he has ultimately been in a position to adapt to the distinctive model performed within the Premier League.
Roy Keane and Peter Schmeichel usually didn’t agree on a soccer pitch regardless of sharing such nice success collectively however one factor they do see eye to eye on is the worth of Hojlund as a participant.
The Irishman claimed that Hojlund “is on hearth in the mean time” and should imagine he’ll rating each sport he performs after one other essential purpose in opposition to Aston Villa.
Schmeichel has additionally been effusive in his reward for his compatriot and said, “the lad is the true deal” and that he by no means as soon as doubted his potential to achieve success on the membership.
The mixture of the United’s younger ahead scoring targets on the pitch but in addition being prepared to study from the most effective definitely bodes properly for the long run, as Van Persie suggests.
