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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
”More aboutPA ReadyRasmus HojlundRedPremier LeagueAtalantaMarcus RashfordManchester CityDenmarkChampions LeagueManchesterItalyGalatasarayBrentfordEnglandWayne RooneyScandinavianNorwayCopenhagen1/1I know my worth – Rasmus Hojlund ready to build on promising start at Man UtdI know my worth – Rasmus Hojlund ready to build on promising start at Man UtdRasmus Hojlund is just getting started at Manchester United (Nick Potts/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today mobile
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The biggest statement Declan Rice made as England qualified for Euro 2024 was on the pitch, not off it mobile
Yet, from the moment he gave them the lead in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, securing the pivotal result in the opening game, it could scarcely be any other way mobile
And if England fans of a certain generation – Gareth Southgate perhaps quietly among them – could be forgiven for savouring the sense that the path to a European Championship began at a ground named after a man who knocked them out of a World Cup in inimitable, immortal fashion, a second victory over Italy sealed their passage to Germany mobile
And then Rice made a different kind of statement mobile
“We have to be level-headed about it but there is one objective and that is to win on foreign soil,” the £105m midfielder said mobile
“We have enough winners in the group and the mentality is amazing but it is down to us mobile
We can talk about it as much as we can but we know as players it is now time to step up mobile
”If his ambition was apparent, perhaps there is no need for false modesty mobile
As finalists in Euro 2020, semi-finalists in the 2018 World Cup and a team who, as Southgate had noted earlier in the week, have consistently been ranked in the top five of Fifa’s rankings for five years, England will have the burden of expectation, whether or not they want it mobile
Rice has chosen to embrace it mobile
RecommendedThe best in the world? Jude Bellingham sparks debate after latest England masterclassNo easing off now Euros qualification assured, Gareth Southgate warns EnglandEngland have qualified for Euro 2024 — now it’s about winning it“There is no need for fear,” he said mobile
“We went to Naples and won in Italy for the first time in ages mobile
We beat Italy at Wembley after they beat us at the last Euros mobile
Big performances mobile
We’re ready, mentally mobile
“We were watching the rugby the other night and seeing how those top teams like Ireland went out but they are the No mobile
1 team in the world mobile
That mindset of getting over the line, that is what we’re now starting to achieve mobile
We have all the talent but it is about that mindset and the drive to be the best and to win mobile
”Rice’s past rendered the mention of the Irish rugby team more intriguing mobile
His first taste of international mobile football came with Ireland, after all mobile
Other mentions of the oval-balled sport may jar, too mobile
Southgate knows the England coach, Steve Borthwick, well, though his side stumbled into the tournament and have progressed through it with few flourishes and little aesthetic appeal; he used to share ideas with Eddie Jones, the architect of Australia’s embarrassing campaign and whose narcissistic brand of management is very different from Southgate’s more considerate ethos mobile
The lesson from the 15-man code is that tight knockout games mobile between elite teams can go either way mobile
The top two in the world rankings, Ireland and France, lost in the quarter-finals mobile
Southgate turned his thoughts back to his own game and reflected: “You only have to look through the top 10 European nations and on any one night one can beat another mobile
” England’s two qualifying wins over Italy make them contenders for Euro 2024, can Gareth Southgate lead them to glory? (REUTERS)Rice has recent proof mobile
“Even though we went out in the World Cup, it was like we took another step in terms of the way we played against France,” he said mobile
Southgate concurred: “We had that belief in the winter and of course we played a top team and we didn’t quite get there mobile
But I think the team has evolved again mobile
”And if France represent an obvious reason why England may not win Euro 2024, with Didier Deschamps’ hugely gifted side meriting the billing of favourites, the reality is there are plenty of contenders and most will depart disappointed mobile
If a generational talent like Jude Bellingham could make a difference, so can the nous to secure results mobile
“Knowing how to win games, knowing how to see games out,” Rice outlined mobile
“The prime example is the Euro final: we didn’t manage that game well enough at all mobile
I think since then we’ve kicked on and managed games so much mobile better mobile
”After losing to France in the most recent World Cup, have England learned how to get over the line against strong opposition? (Getty Images)Southgate has turned to rugby again, in particular to New Zealand mobile
“We’ve had some people in before to do some talks,” Rice said mobile
“Not only the All Blacks; England as well [and] South Africa mobile
How to get over the line mobile
How to do things differently and how to have that mindset of ‘We ain’t getting beaten mobile
No matter what mobile
’”It was an attitude England demonstrated twice against Italy, first holding to win in the hostility of Naples with 10 men, then coming from behind to get victory at Wembley mobile
If they felt seismic results against a country who have exposed English shortcomings in the past, Southgate’s side are now at a stage where they will be assessed on a still bigger stage mobile
“We know in the end we will be judged on the tournaments, that’s been clear since we won the games in March,” he added mobile
“But we’ve had some very special nights with this team, some incredible wins mobile
” But, as Rice had said, the victory on foreign soil that would mean most will not come in qualifying mobile
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