Rasmus Hojlund admits he blocked out the criticism at Manchester United this season in a bid to cease himself from shedding his thoughts.
Hojlund has been on the receiving finish of relentless stick following his £72m transfer from Atalanta in the summertime. The Danish striker missed the beginning of the marketing campaign by damage after which struggled to make an influence for Erik ten Hag‘s aspect.
Hojlund scored 5 objectives in United’s ill-fated Champions League marketing campaign. But the 20-year-old went 15 video games with out scoring within the Premier League – and needed to wait till Tuesday’s (December 26) win over Aston Villa to interrupt his duck.
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Although Hojlund managed to finish his league drought in fashion with a shocking late winner to finish an exciting second comeback from United. Hojlund could not include his pleasure at lifting the strain on his younger shoulders.
And he admits he needed to ignore all those that questioned him, so he might hold his sanity and stay targeted on proving them unsuitable. Hojlund mentioned: “Of course, I was happy.
“You can see the reduction in my celebration as properly, but additionally the sensation of being the match winner and getting the three factors at dwelling in opposition to a superb opponent.
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“I try not to focus too much about the media. If I did that, I would get crazy in my head. I just try to focus on my game and try to be better on the training pitch every day. The hard work pays off.”
Hojlund admits there’s a feeling of reduction at having scored his first league purpose. But he insists he by no means doubted himself and he mentioned: “It’s not a weight off my shoulders, not at all.
“Of course, there’s a reduction to attain my first Premier League purpose. But it is not like I have not scored objectives. I’ve scored 5 within the Champions League.
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“I just try to focus on my game and try to put myself in front of the goal all the time. I concentrate on winning football matches for Manchester United, focus on becoming better in front of goal and all the other attributes as well.”
Hojlund’s case hasn’t been helped by the very fact he is needed to play with quite a few totally different team-mates in assault this season whereas Ten Hag has continued to cut and alter his beginning XI.
This has seen him battle to kind partnerships with the likes of Marcus Rashford, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho and Anthony Martial. But Hojlund insists he appreciates all of them and might be assured, irrespective of who’s alongside him.
He added: “I want to say I don’t care who I am playing with. I think we all play for Manchester United, so we all have our own different qualities.
“Whether I’m taking part in with Antony, Garnacho, Rashy, whoever is taking part in on the wings or within the No. 10 place, we now have to seek out one another and create. I like to play with all of them. I’m only a fortunate man.”