Rasmus Hojlund sets memorable milestone despite Man Utd losing to Copenhagen

Rashford sent off, Man Utd lost to Copenhagen

Rasmus Hojlund has yet to score in the Premier League, but the Champions League is where the Danish striker has shone for Man Utd this season.

With a brace against Copenhagen in the fourth match of the Champions League group stage on November 9, the Danish striker became the youngest Man Utd player (20 years and 277 days) to score a brace away from home in the Champions League.

Rasmus Hojlund scored twice and helped Man Utd lead Copenhagen 2-0 after only 28 minutes of the first half (Photo: AP).

Hojlund is also the first Man Utd player to score 5 goals in his first 4 Champions League games, surpassing Dimitar Berbatov's record of 4 goals in his first 4 games after moving to Old Trafford from Tottenham in 2008.

Hojlund even almost scored a hat-trick in the match against his former team in the first half if goalkeeper Grabara had not made an excellent save after the 20-year-old striker's shot in the penalty area.

Notably, despite scoring a brace to help Man Utd take a 2-0 lead, Rasmus Hojlund still bitterly watched his team lose 3-4 after striker Marcus Rashford received a red card in the 42nd minute.

Playing with one less player caused the "Red Devils" to lose the game, allowing Copenhagen to come back to win 4-3 in an unbelievable way in Group A of the UEFA Champions League.

Hojlund is the youngest Man Utd player to score a double in a Champions League match (Photo: AP).

"It's disappointing. Honestly, I think we started very well. We controlled the game until the red card came out and that changed the game," Rasmus Hojlund expressed regret after the loss.

"I think we lost our rhythm when we were down a man. Of course, that also gave the opponent a certain confidence. I know the fans gave Copenhagen a lot of motivation and that was part of the reason they came back from two goals down.

"We actually played quite well at the beginning of the second half. We were calm with the ball. We kept changing the ball and then we got a penalty to take the lead. But unfortunately we finished with zero points," the Danish striker concluded bitterly.

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