Ruben happy for Hojlund as Bruno central

MANCHESTER United head coach Ruben Amorim is pleased for Rasmus Hojlund that he scored on his debut for Napoli after the “tough” criticism he received.

- By SAMUEL LUCKHURST

Hojlund was on target in Napoli’s 3-1 win at Fiorentina last week and started in their 2-0 Champions League loss at Manchester City on Thursday night.

United let Hojlund leave on a season-long loan at the start of this month and Napoli have an obligation to buy the 22-year-old for £38million next year. The Denmark international managed three goals in his final 35 appearances for United.

Fellow loanee Marcus Rashford was also on target with a superb brace for Barcelona in their Champions League victory at Newcastle United. Rashford had failed to score in his first four games for the Spanish champions before his two second-half goals at St James’ Park on Thursday evening.

When Amorim was asked about Rashford’s impact back on English soil, he replied: “And Rasmus. Rasmus scoring the first goal for Napoli. So I'm really happy for Rasmus also. It’s the same thing with Rasmus, guys.

“You were so tough on Rasmus and he scored also, so let's [take] notice of that.”