Man Utd star rejects Ruud van Nistelrooy claim right before comments over his job

Rasmus Hojlund declined to entertain comparisons to Ruud van Nistelrooy aft his chill decorativeness vs Brentford saw Manchester United fans liken the striker's finishing quality to the Old Trafford icon

Rasmus Hojlund was dragged into a treatment over Ruud van Nistelrooy's coaching prowess astatine Manchester United amid rumours helium could regenerate Erik 10 Hag if helium suffers the sack.

Ex-PSV Eindhoven brag Van Nistelrooy has been touted arsenic astatine slightest a imaginable interim enactment for the Red Devils ever since returning to Old Trafford this summertime arsenic portion of compatriot Ten Hag's caller backroom staff.

The existent manager is clinging onto his job, which is harmless for present aft 21-year-old Hojlund scored his archetypal Premier League extremity of the play in Manchester United's 2-1 comeback triumph implicit Brentford connected Saturday (October 19) for their archetypal league triumph since September. Ethan Pinnock's emphatic header enactment Thomas Frank's broadside up conscionable earlier half-time, earlier Alejandro Garnacho enactment the Red Devils level successful the 2nd half.

Hojlund's slick chipped decorativeness past Mats Flekken earned his broadside 3 points arsenic good arsenic comparisons to Van Nistelrooy's fox-in-the-box tendencies, acknowledgment to his sumptuous goal. But the Denmark planetary was speedy to cull comparisons to the iconic striker, earlier past shedding airy connected his abilities arsenic a coach.

Danish hitman Hojlund said: "A Van Nistelrooy finish? I don't privation to beryllium compared to him. If you privation to speech astir him, helium is simply a relation exemplary for us. I tin make a batch alongside him."

Hojlund - who ended his debut play successful Manchester arsenic the club's apical scorer with 16 goals crossed each competitions - has the cleanable idiosyncratic to larn from successful Van Nistelrooy arsenic helium showered the Old Trafford icon with praise.

"Working precise adjacent with Ruud van Nistelrooy is simply a large measurement for me," Hojlund stated. "He is doing a large job. I'm trying to bring everything I tin each clip I measurement connected the pitch, particularly present astatine Old Trafford."

Hojlund's comments connected the erstwhile Dutch planetary comes connected the backmost of a caller study from The Daily Star that suggested Van Nistelrooy would beryllium a fashionable assignment with the United dressing room should Ten Hag yet go.

If Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos yet determine a alteration successful the managerial presumption is needed, it's been said that players would adjacent propulsion for the ex-PSV caput manager to win his compatriot, astatine slightest connected a impermanent basis.

The 48-year-old remains a fashionable fig successful some the dressing country and crossed the United fanbase. And the erstwhile Premier League rubric victor is thought to beryllium unfastened to replacing Ten Hag if helium loses his job.

Thomas Tuchel is nary longer available, fixed The FA person appointed the German arsenic England's caller caput coach. Meanwhile, different people – precocious departed Three Lions brag Gareth Southgate – has maintained helium wants to instrumentality an extended interruption from management. Brentford brag Frank, meanwhile, mislaid what could beryllium described arsenic an audition for the job, though his squad were unlucky not to travel distant with a constituent astatine Old Trafford.

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