MANCHESTER UNITED fans have cheekily called on Rasmus Hojlund to get his brother Oscar to join them.
The £72million striker has hit red-hot form for Erik ten Hag‘s side, scoring in his last five Premier League games.
GettyOscar Hojlund put a hefty challenge in on Erling Haaland[/caption]
AFPThe teenager left Haaland crumpled in a heap[/caption]
While he has started to excel at Old Trafford, Hojlund’s younger 19-year-old twin brothers have also begun to make their own ways.
Midfielder Oscar, in particular, has become part of Copenhagen’s first-team squad.
He featured off the bench against Man Utd in the Champions League earlier this season.
And on Tuesday night he made a 20-minute cameo against Manchester City.
While his side lost 3-1, Oscar made his mark on City superstar Erling Haaland.
With the Norwegian attempting to wriggle free, Danish youth international Oscar sent him flying to the ground by body checking him.
Man Utd fans watching loved the robust challenge on their rivals’ star man.
One posted a clip of the challenge to social media, captioning it: “Oscar Højlund, damn.”
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While a second joked: “He really sent Haaland back to Norway.”
A third pleaded: “Rasmus Højlund – get on the phone.”
And a fourth asked: “It runs in the blood , can we sign him too?”
Oscar has now made 17 first team appearances for Copenhagen.
His striker twin brother Emil, meanwhile, has made three senior outings, and scored against Man Utd in the Uefa Youth League earlier this season.
Both have played for Denmark’s Under-18s, and will hope to emulate their big brother in starring for the senior national team.
GettyOscar Hojlund, left, and twin brother Emil, right, are both making their way at Copenhagen[/caption]
GettyRasmus Hojlund has begun to excel at Man Utd[/caption]
Christian Mouroux, sporting director at Hojlund’s former local club Horsholm Usserod, told the Manchester Evening News of the brothers: “A lot of people who have met all three think the two younger brothers are at least as talented as Rasmus.
“All of them have been very well advanced compared to the average, but the two younger brothers were, compared to Rasmus at the same age, in front of him.
“In my opinion, if you’re talking about pure talent, I would go to the length of maybe saying the two little brothers have a slight competitive advantage.
“My personal favourite is Oscar. Emil is the more elegant player, he makes the elegant decisions and looks elegant when he’s dribbling and having beautiful passes, whereas Oscar is more of a bulldog, he’s a fighter, a winner, going into tackles, having courage.
“I think he has that because he was smaller than both of his brothers but also everyone else he was playing against.
“He had to compensate, so he is fearless, but also very good on the ball and he has that type of mentality where he is a winning personality, you can just see he wants to win in every single situation of the game.”
How the Hojlund brothers compare
By Etienne Fermie
Manchester United star Rasmus Hojlund is two years his twin brothers’ senior at 21-years-old. Like his siblings he began at Copenhagen in Denmark, before moving on to Sturm Graz in 2022.
Following just six months in Austria he joined Atalanta for around £14.5million – going on to catch the Red Devils’ eyes with his performances in Italy.
A £72million switch followed last summer, and having put his goalless first 14 Premier League games behind him, Hojlund has now scored in his last five appearances.
Having only turned 19 last month, Oscar and Emil are both still making their ways at Copenhagen.
Standing at 6ft, combative midfielder Oscar has made 17 first team outings, including against Man Utd and City in the Champions League.
A striker like his big brother, Emil has so far been limited to just three senior outings – although he did score against the Red Devils in the Uefa Youth League earlier this term.
All three brothers were developed by football-mad father Anders at their first local club, HUI.
With Oscar and Emil having both played for Denmark’s Under-18s, they will soon be hoping to play alongside big bro Rasmus for the senior side.