Manchester United striker Rasmus Hoylund has admitted that he grew up idolizing Red Devils legend Cristiano Ronaldo.
Hoylund arrived from Atalanta in the summer transfer window for £72 million and has begun to win over United fans. While the Denmark international has struggled in the Premier League, he has been one of Erik ten Hag’s star players in the Champions League group stages, despite taking just three points in his first four games.
Despite growing up in Denmark, Hoylund has reiterated that he has been a United fan since childhood and has now revealed that he tried to learn as much as possible from Ronaldo during his initial spell at Old Trafford.
“Cristiano has always been like my idol growing up,” he said TeamViewer Diary.
“I always thought he was the best footballer in the world and I just wanted to learn from him.
“He’s probably the greatest goalscorer of all time too. I always looked at him before when he was more of a dribbler and now he’s a very, very good goalscorer.”
“You know he has the right amount of talent but he works hard to be the best ever and I love that about him.”
Ronaldo first joined United from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 as a traditional winger and quickly became one of Europe’s most exciting players upon arriving at Old Trafford.
In Ronaldo’s first season at the club, United were without a Premier League title for three consecutive years before he played a starring role in their triumph in 2006/07 and won the PFA Players’ Award, Young Player of the Year, for his efforts. and FWA Footballer of the Year Award.
In 2008, he won the first of five Ballon d’Or awards as United defended their Premier League title and won the Champions League. After the 2008/09 season, Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for a world-record transfer fee of £80 million.
Ronaldo returned to Manchester United in 2021 after 12 years away from Real Madrid and Juventus. Although he scored 27 goals in 54 games during his second spell, Ronaldo’s United career ended in infamy after a falling out with Ten Hague and the termination of his contract. By mutual consent.