Rasmus Hojlund overtakes Ronaldo and Rooney and becomes second youngest player ever to achieve this record
On Sunday night, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa, and Scott McTominay was the winning player.
But once more, Rasmus Hojlund, United’s prolific striker, struck the back of the net to increase his scoring run to five Premier League games.
The young Dane has continued to score in 2024 despite not having done so in the league until Boxing Day.
The former Atalanta striker has really put up an amazing six goals and two assists in his previous seven Red Devils outings.
Many young players might have buried their heads in the sand after such a testing start, but the youngster has stood up to be counted when his side needed him most.
BBC’s Match of the Day programme has stated that Hojlund “is the second-youngest player to score in five successive Premier League games, only behind Nicolas Anelka”.
Anelka was only 19 when he scored in five consecutive games for Arsenal in the late 1990s.
Rasmus Hojlund is the second-youngest player to score in five successive Premier League games, only behind Nicolas Anelka ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️#MUFC pic.twitter.com/t5k7r1RHZE
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) February 11, 2024
Many pundits were quick to write off the Dane and he felt the wrath of pundit Roy Keane after his wasteful performance against Wigan in the cup at the start of the year.
However, the Dane has roared back and won over numerous pundits and players with his showings of late.
Clearly, his teammates know his talent as Luke Shaw has predicted he will become “one of the best” and Casemiro believes he can “define an era” at Old Trafford.
After his goal today, the Sky Sports pundits were also complimentary of the Dane’s progress as Paul Merson claimed the player would have snatched at the chance at the start of the season but finished it well this time around.
Roy Keane also claimed that the youngster is “on fire at the moment” and must think he will score every time he steps onto the pitch.
Hojlund will aim to continue his fine form and make it six in a row next weekend versus Luton next weekend.