Champoions League Reaction: Rasmus Hojlund showed the world that he can match Harry Kane’s performance when they went against Bayern Munich

Champoions League Reaction: Rasmus Hojlund showed the world that he can match Harry Kane’s performance when they went against Bayern Munich

Man Utd lost 3-4 in the Champions League to Bayern Munich, but Rasmus Hojlund scored his first goal for the club and seemed to make the most of the opportunity.

Rasmus Hojlund was positive for United against Bayern Munich and he looks ready for the big stage

Oh-no-nana…

Before this match, Andre Onana looked at the Allianz Arena and said that he came to Manchester United not only because he plays well with his feet.

“If the team needs me with my feet, I will use my feet well, but it depends on the situation, block high or block low, I have to save the goal first, that’s why I’m here,” £ Player 47m subject said.

That’s typical of what happens at United, a football club that seems to exist almost exclusively to be the butt of jokes and the source of memes these days. It was a terrible mistake for Onana, who may have seen Leroy Sané’s poor shot late on but still made a technical error, diving over the ball and letting it twist under his body. This always proves costly.

This United team could start the game well. Think of Tottenham, think of Brighton and now think of Bayern. Then something goes against them and they fold like a deck of cards. They were Munich’s strongest team until Onana’s mistake. After that they never participated in the game again.

Hojlund took this opportunity…

As television cameras captured United players as the Champions League anthem was played before kick-off at the Allianz Arena, a mischievous smile appeared on Rasmus Hojlund’s face.

His only previous Champions League experience was a qualifying round loss to Sturm Graz, but Ten Hag said he is a brave 20-year-old, ready for the big events and he looks in good spirits. that. It’s not a night this team will want to remember for long, but for Hojlund, the Allianz Arena on September 20 will always be a little special after he opened his Champions League account. It was neither the sharpest shot he produced nor the best goal he would score, but he celebrated it with gusto, taunting the Bayern fans behind the goal after getting United back into the match.

Unfortunately, that was a state they were able to maintain for just four minutes before Harry Kane did what he does and scored. The score is 1-1 in their individual duel.

The Kane-Hojlund debate will continue, but with the young Dane there is enough scope to think he can at least make an impact in this side. Kane scored 5 goals in 5 matches for Bayern. Hojlund will try to do that, but he seems like the type of player who can get the best out of his teammates.

Turning point?…

It seems ridiculous to call a fourth defeat in six games a turning point when you have conceded 14 goals in five games, but perhaps the way United fought back in the second half gave them something to hold on to. after what could have been damaging. evening. Munich.

The fact that United conceded four goals in this match does not seem surprising, especially given the opportunities that Bayern created. Scoring three goals on his own was a shock.

Two of them came very late through Casemiro, who until then endured a tough night against Jamal Musiala, but it meant Ten Hag’s team could leave the Allianz Arena with a glimmer of pride.

They wouldn’t have wanted to lose this game, but in the circumstances, this wasn’t too bad. They have to be better defensively, of that there can be no doubt, but this season has to turn at some point if it’s not to unravel spectacularly, and maybe the late drama here could be that moment.

Reguilon’s impact… 

Sergio Reguilon was maybe 100 yards from the United fans in the third tier of the Allianz Arena when his diligent tracking of Sane saw him get a foot in and stop a dangerous Bayern break, but he would have heard the appreciative roars ripple across the pitch.

This was at a time when Bayern weren’t really in the game and United were on top and it was another statement of intent from their impressive loanee left-back. Reguilon looked bright as an attacking force down the left and was solid defensively against Sane.

There were eyebrows raised when he signed, given how far down the pecking order he had fallen at Tottenham and the fact he started just two La Liga games for Atletico Madrid last season, but in a dreadful week for United, the Spaniard was one of the few positives.

A proper club

Bayern Munich are known as FC Hollywood by some in Germany and they attract more attention than any other Bundesliga club, but they stick their chest out and relish the attention. This is a massive club and it knows it.

The Allianz Arena is 17 years old but still looks as good as new. It’s modern, atmospheric, attractive and brilliant for supporters. Everything works, the view is good from every seat and it holds the noise.

United’s Under-19s started their UEFA Youth League campaign at the FC Bayern Campus on Wednesday. It’s a training round to put Carrington to shame but it’s only home to Bayern’s academy. It includes a mini-stadium for games like this, with FC Bayern branding and colours.

It’s everything an elite club should be, flaunting their wealth and behaving like the European super club they are. Then you look at Old Trafford, you look at Carrington and you realise United are no longer on the same level in terms of facilities.