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A former coach of Rasmus Hojlund has given his thoughts on the youngster's move to Manchester United.
Hojlund arrived at United just over a month ago, following the agreement of a £72million deal with Atalanta. After a few weeks out with a back injury, the Denmark international made his debut off the bench against Arsenal last weekend.
Erik ten Hag had admitted that Hojlund is not the finished product and the young striker was bought to develop at United. But after a tough start to the new season, pressure is already increasing.
It's pressure that Christian Mouroux, sporting director at Horsholm Usserod Idraetsklub, an amateur club where Hojlund played until he was 12, believes the young striker will enjoy,
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"He was playing for the age group above because he was physically so big, so he was more developed in that way," Mouroux told the Mail on Sunday. "But there was no single moment when we thought he was going to be a star.
"Signing for a team who’ve bought him to perform now, it’s surprising. Knowing him, it’s a type of pressure he will thrive under. His father set him up for that."
Hojlund's brothers are also looking set to enjoy promising football careers. In fact, his younger twin brothers are both at FC Copenhagen and they will be reunited in this season's Champions League group stages.
"His two younger brothers — twins Emil and Oscar, both now at FC Copenhagen — were more obvious talents," Mouroux added. "Rasmus wasn’t a standout. There were other players his age just as good.
"His talents you see today came much later. I won’t lie, I’m very surprised by how much Rasmus went for."
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