Rasmus Hojlund admits he was ‘bothered’ by criticism during Man United goal drought in the Premier League… and claims it was ‘great to shut people up’ as he accuses critics of jealousy
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Rasmus Hojlund has admitted he was hit by the criticism that followed the Premier League drought after joining Manchester United.
He has also spoken of the relief of ‘silencing people’ and believes some of his opponents were only lashing out at him out of jealousy.
The Dane went 14 games without a goal in the Premier League after joining from Atalanta for £72 million, despite scoring five goals in the Champions League group stages.
He subsequently featured in six consecutive league games, scoring seven goals, before suffering a muscle injury in late February.
‘There I thought: ‘Finally!’ “It was great to shut people up,” he said TV2 Sport via the Evening Standard.
Rasmus Hojlund has admitted he ‘suffered’ from criticism during his Premier League drought
He went goalless for 14 league games and admitted he would sift through social media comments about his performances
‘Of course it bothered me a bit that people kept talking about this Premier League goal that hadn’t been scored, while not many people were talking about the fact that I was top scorer in the Champions League at the same time.
‘I couldn’t really figure that out, so it was even more fun to change that 0 to 1.
‘I could feel the support from day one, but it is clear that there are many who want to put you down for reaching the level you have reached, and there are many who might be jealous.
‘There have been a lot of positive reactions, but there are also some negative ones that I have had to sort out. At first it was a bit difficult to distinguish between one and the other.
‘I come from a generation where mobile and social media are read an incredible amount. I quickly realized that you rarely get anything out of the good or the bad, so I quickly decided to put it away for a competition.”
Hojlund quickly became a fan favorite with his great form, becoming the youngest player ever to score in six consecutive Premier League games after bagging a brace against Luton.
Although he was mocked for his inability to find the net in the league until December 26, there was a consensus that he put himself in the right positions and did not drop his head.
The Red Devils initially said he would be out for ‘two to three weeks’ after his injury against Luton and was back in the squad for their 4-3 win over Liverpool on Sunday.
He broke his duck and became the youngest player in Premier League history to score in six consecutive games
Hojlund said it was ‘great to shut people up’ and believes some were just ‘jealous’ of him
He came off for Antony after 71 minutes before the Dutchman equalized late on to send the match to extra time.
Amad Diallo scored a winner in the 121st minute to send Old Trafford into ecstasy and book the club a place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they will face Coventry City.
