RASMUS HOJLUND has broken his silence on his heated altercation with Casemiro.
The Brazilian midfielder appeared to shove Hojlund after grabbing his shirt in Sunday’s loss to Arsenal.
Hojlund made his Manchester United debut off the bench at the Emirates Stadium as the Red Devils fell to a dramatic late defeat.
During his 23-minute cameo, Hojlund was approached by Casemiro.
The Brazilian was seen trying to fire up the Danish forward by grabbing his shirt, with fans loving the moment on social media.
Speaking whilst on international duty with Denmark, Hojlund has now revealed what Casemiro said to him during the interaction.
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He said: “He [Casemiro] just said something in Spanish: ‘vamos’ or something like that.
“He was happy that I gave the team perhaps a slightly different dynamic than what you get from Martial.
“He’s maybe a little more technically strong and looks down the gaps where I like to take the fights.
“After all, he hasn’t seen me play before, so he told me he was pleasantly surprised to see me play.”
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United fans had been forced to wait for Hojlund’s debut after his £72million move from Atalanta last month.
The 20-year-old arrived with a back injury he had picked up in pre-season training with the Italian club.
Hojlund will now hope to open his goalscoring account for United after the international break.
He is currently with the Denmark squad for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against San Marino and Finland this week
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
