October 18th 2023.
Rasmus Hojlund opened the scoring for Denmark on Tuesday night, but San Marino players had other ideas. Denmark captain Simon Kjaer believes they deliberately set out to injure the Manchester United star, in a challenge that could have "broken his back". Youssef Poulsen's 70th minute header sealed the win for the Danes, putting qualification for the European competition next summer within reach.
In the 87th minute, the United star was on the end of a horror challenge, with his teammates left furious. Kjaer compared the incident to one in the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where Colombia defender Zuniga crashed through Neymar. The forward missed the rest of the competition as a result, fracturing a bone in his spine that sidelined him for six weeks.
Kjaer was even more infuriated when he overheard San Marino players discussing plans to intentionally hurt his young teammate. He even offered to translate their scheme from Italian to the match referee. He said, "It's dangerous, and they are right next to it. After all, I told him [the referee] right on the pitch that now they are going after his knees after the situation down there. I also said to the referee 'do you want me to translate now?'"
Hojlund joined United in a £72million deal from Atalanta in the summer transfer window. He has made a positive start to life at Old Trafford scoring three goals in his first two Champions League appearances. However, he is still waiting for his first goal in the Premier League. United will hope they can get back to winning ways when they travel to Sheffield United in their first game back after the international break on Saturday.
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