{"id":295381,"date":"2023-10-25T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295381"},"modified":"2023-10-25T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T12:25:51","slug":"rasmus-hojlund-does-not-want-to-be-compared-to-incredible-haaland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/rasmus-hojlund-does-not-want-to-be-compared-to-incredible-haaland\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasmus Hojlund does NOT want to be compared to &apos;incredible&apos; Haaland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United&#8217;s \u00a372m striker Rasmus Hojlund does NOT want to be compared to &#8216;incredible&#8217; Erling Haaland, as the Scandinavian pair prepare to face each other in this weekend&#8217;s Manchester derby<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rasmus Hojlund joined Man United for \u00a372m from Atalanta this summer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He is not interested in being compared to Man City forward Erling Haaland<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rasmus Hojlund insists he is not bothered about his \u00a372million price tag at Manchester United, but is shying away from comparisons with Erling Haaland.<\/p>\n<p>United\u2019s summer signing will face City star Haaland in the Old Trafford derby on Sunday in a shootout between the two Scandinavian strikers.<\/p>\n<p>However, 20-year-old Hojlund is almost three years younger than Haaland, 23, and new to the Premier League, so he is understandably reluctant to make any boasts about eclipsing the Norwegian international just yet. Haaland\u2019s career goals tally for club and country is 223 compared to the Dane\u2019s total of 37.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t want to be compared to him,\u2019 said Hojlund. \u2018He is incredible and probably the best striker in the world right now. 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.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Asked for his favourite Manchester derby memory, the boyhood United fan replied: \u2018The bicycle kick from Wayne Rooney, of course! Everybody remembers that, don\u2019t they?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76981347-12670689-image-a-84_1698234201476.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rasmus Hojlund has insisted he is not concerned by his price-tag after Man United paid \u00a372m for him this summer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76981343-12670689-image-m-86_1698234242842.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hojlund has also made it clear he doesn&#8217;t want to be compared to Man City&#8217;s Erling Haaland<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m looking forward to it. 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.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The former FC Copenhagen and Sturm Graz striker is not lacking in confidence, and has no problem with the fact that United paid Atalanta \u00a372m for him in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I know my worth,\u2019 added Hojlund, who has scored three goals in 10 games. \u2018I know I have to perform every day because I play for Manchester United. In the end, I am only 20-years-old and I\u2019m not the finished article yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I still have a lot to improve and I am getting there slowly. 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have always had the self-belief and I want to improve every day, and that is the reason why I am here. Hopefully I can keep my streak going upwards.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Hojlund helped United beat his old club Copenhagen in the Champions League at Old Trafford on Tuesday night when he was substituted just three minutes before his younger brother Oscar came on for the Danes.<\/p>\n<p>There was a nice moment afterwards when Oscar left to get on the Copenhagen team bus and Rasmus broke off from his post-match interviews to tell his brother to wait.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But the bus leaves now!\u2019 protested Oscar. \u2018It can wait for 10 minutes, mum and dad are here,\u2019 smiled Rasmus who didn\u2019t manage to make it outside in time.<\/p>\n<p>The two brothers didn\u2019t see each other beforehand until the two teams lined up in the tunnel. \u2018We haven&#8217;t been allowed to talk to each other,\u2019 said the United player. \u2018I wrote enough messages to Oscar before the match that he should remember to be ready from the start, and he was. It was great to see him come on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/12\/76981447-12670689-image-a-87_1698234336659.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hojlund praised his former club FC Copenhagen for pushing United all the way on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I wish we could have some time together, but it doesn&#8217;t work that way. However, I was in the dressing-room to say hello to all the boys.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I would rather it was a team other than Copenhagen that lost, but when I play for Manchester United, it&#8217;s very simple. Then of course we must win.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Copenhagen weren&#8217;t afraid to play, they showed a lot of courage and good quality on the ball. But it&#8217;s also a game we have to win. We are Manchester United so we will end up with the right result.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly for a younger brother, Oscar didn\u2019t agree with his sibling. \u2018We were clearly the best in the first half, so it&#8217;s a shame that we won&#8217;t get anything home from here,\u2019 said the 18-year-old whose injury-time goal attempt led to the penalty that was saved by Andre Onana as United won 1-0 to register their first Champions League points of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/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-12670689\/Man-Uniteds-72m-striker-Rasmus-Hojlund-does-NOT-want-compared-incredible-Erling-Haaland-Scandinavian-pair-prepare-face-weekends-Manchester-derby.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United&#8217;s \u00a372m striker Rasmus Hojlund does NOT want to be compared to &#8216;incredible&#8217; 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