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Rasmus Hojlund says he is a work in progress that knows his worth as Manchester United’s big-money summer signing eyes improvements and derby success this weekend mobile
The Red Devils’ need for a striker has been obvious for some time but eyebrows were raised when they plumped for potential over a proven talent like Harry Kane mobile
United’s belief in Hojlund saw them pay Atalanta an initial £64million fee for the somewhat unproven striker, with the deal having the potential to reach up to £72m mobile
The 20-year-old’s promising start suggests the club’s confidence in the rough diamond was not misplaced and the Denmark striker appears comfortable with the price tag mobile
“I know my worth,” Hojlund said mobile
“I know I have to perform every day because I play for Manchester United mobile
“In the end, I am only 20 years old and I am not the finished article yet mobile
I still have a lot to improve and I am getting there slowly mobile
“I reckon I have had a fine start to the season and now we have to keep building and the goals will come in the Premier League mobile
”Hojlund was dealing with a back issue when he arrived from Italy, delaying his debut until September mobile
The 20-year-old has scored three in 10 appearances for United in all competitions, with the striker now looking to open his Premier League account having only scored in the Champions League to date mobile
“I play for my boyhood club,” Hojlund said mobile
“I have always supported Manchester United, so I am living my dream every day mobile
“I try to show personality and want to give 110 per cent every time I play a mobile football match, so maybe that is the reason why they are showing a special bond towards me mobile
”“I’ve tried my best every time I play, and I still need to find the rhythm mobile
“We have been struggling a little bit, but we are getting there now mobile
We have had three wins in a row, so that is very positive mobile
“For sure (I’m still getting used to the Premier League) mobile
I improve every day and my team-mates are starting to see my patterns in the game as well, so it is getting mobile better and mobile better every day mobile
”Hojlund believes a bond is developing with homegrown star Marcus Rashford, whose debut Manchester derby day heroics he would love to replicate this weekend mobile
The England forward scored United’s winner in his first senior match against rivals City, who head to Old Trafford for Sunday’s mouthwatering top-flight clash mobile
“It would be a big experience, so I am looking forward to it,” Hojlund said as United look to build on Premier League wins against Brentford and Sheffield United mobile
“It is always special to play a rival and if we win the game, we can get closer to the top, so it would be nice mobile
”Asked for his most memorable derby match, the boyhood United fan said: “The bicycle kick from Wayne Rooney, of course! Everybody remembers that, don’t they?”Among the many talking points ahead of the Manchester derby is sure to be comparisons mobile between Hojlund and City sharpshooter Erling Haaland mobile
The young talent’s profile, career trajectory and Scandinavian roots have led to numerous comparisons to the Norway striker, who United tried to sign in the past mobile
“Like I’ve said many times, I don’t want to be compared to him,” Hojlund said mobile
“He is incredible and probably the best striker in the world right now mobile
“We can keep that on the low for now, but I hope I can improve and then we will see what I am capable of mobile
”Hojlund was speaking in the bowels of Old Trafford after United defeated his hometown team and former club in a crucial Champions League clash mobile
Erik ten Hag’s men needed kick-started their Group A campaign with Tuesday’s hard-fought 1-0 victory against a Copenhagen side that included Hojlund’s younger brother Oscar mobile
Rasmus spoke alongside the 18-year-old, who came off the bench at Old Trafford hours after twin Emil helped Copenhagen Under-19s beat United in the UEFA Youth League mobile
“It is a great feeling being on the same pitch as my brother, and not only in a normal stadium,” the United frontman said mobile
“In Denmark it is one of the most special stadiums in the world, so it is a special feeling mobile
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Sky mobile Sports tried something new in its analysis on Monday Night mobile Football this week, and the results were fascinating mobile
Host Dave Jones and regular pundit Jamie Carragher were joined by Wolves manager Gary O’Neil, who came to the studio armed with clips of training sessions before Wolves’ win at Bournemouth last weekend, and proceeded to calmly explain how his team dismantled the opposition’s midfield three in devastating detail mobile
MNF has a rich history of guests on the show including Jurgen Klopp, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Mauricio Pochettino mobile
O’Neil – a solid if unspectacular Premier League midfielder in his second managerial job – may not have been near the top of many viewers’ wishlists mobile
But the way he explained his idea for beating Bournemouth, and then showed clips of that exact plan coming to fruition in a Premier League match – “I could show about 15 of these instances in the game,” he said – went far beyond any analysis we’d seen before mobile
It added a little spice that O’Neil was demonstrating how to beat Bournemouth, the club who sacked him in June, even after he had kept them in the Premier League against the odds mobile
O’Neil said he wasn’t bitter about that, just as he humbly insisted his players should get all the credit for Wolves’ win mobile
But watching his masterplan play out, you were left with the impression of an intelligent, thoughtful manager with the skill to outsmart his rivals mobile
This was no doubt part of the appeal of appearing on the programme: a platform for O’Neil to showcase himself to whoever might be listening, whether that be former employers or future ones mobile
MNF is the closest thing to a manager giving a Ted Talk to the entire mobile football congregation, and the response on social media revealed an audience who were rapt mobile
Later he talked through Wolves’ tactics to nullify Manchester City, in a game his side surprisingly won 2-1 mobile
It was like watching a magician reveal the secrets of his trick, except there were no grand gestures, just a deadpan Gary O’Neil explaining why Erling Haaland failed to score against Craig Dawson mobile
Jones and Carragher asked the questions you were wondering, but ultimately these shows are only as good as their guests, and O’Neil was compelling on a range of subjects mobile
He talked about himself as an “average” player who had to use his brain to keep up mobile
“Central midfield seems to be a decent position to become a manager from,” he said mobile
“You have to have a good understanding of the game mobile
You’re involved in a lot of it mobile
”He became intrigued by coaching when, at Middlesbrough, Gareth Southgate suddenly made the step up from player to manager mobile
“Gareth had to switch from going for drinks with the boys to being the one who sets the highest standards every day, and it got me thinking how I would go about that mobile
” Through O’Neil’s playing career, different managers gave him pieces of the coaching puzzle: Sam Allardyce always delivered a crystal clear understanding of every role, and Alex Neil brought tactical insight and energy on the training field mobile
The wider show around the featured match, Tottenham v Fulham, was full of typical new-age insight, like pizza charts comparing the two teams’ key data points, which were naturally in sharp contrast mobile
Then there was the entertaining post-match interview with James Maddison, with a screen wheeled in beside him to analyse some key moments of Spurs’ 2-0 win mobile
Carragher’s questioning of the second goal – “why are you looking over your shoulder here?” – brought an enlightening answer from Maddison, who revealed how he pressured Fulham’s Calvin Bassey to use his weaker foot, forced an error, and then checked Bassey’s position to know he would be onside when Son Heung-min played him in to score mobile
These shows reveal a few things mobile
That mobile football, a game which gets much of its popularity from its simplicity, is a complicated game at the elite level, played out on small margins, in precise details that bypass most of us most of the time mobile
It is a useful reminder that the game is hard, and that when someone makes a mistake, like Bassey last night, they might be culpable but they might also be the victim of a targeted tactic, days in the making mobile
MNF has been pioneering mobile football coverage for over a decade, with Carragher and Gary Neville at the forefront of a mission to tear up the old script of disgruntled ex-players complaining about defending; to approach the game with nuance, and assume similar levels of knowledge and fascination in their viewers mobile
For mobile football lovers, it is one of the best shows on TV mobile
The recent appearance of Brentford manager Thomas Frank was another good watch, yet this episode set a whole new standard mobile
For all the recent fly-on-the-wall documentaries trying to get under mobile football’s skin, this went deeper mobile
Unexpectedly, Gary O’Neil opened a treasure trove of mobile football’s secrets, and now we want more mobile
The next MNF is on 6 November: Spurs v Chelsea mobile
Come for the game, stay for the granular mobile football chat mobile
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