Hojlund admits Ronaldo influenced his decision to join Man Utd

Rasmus Hojlund joined Manchester United from Atalanta in the summer transfer window for £72 million and will play for the Red Devils until 2028.

There were many factors that influenced his decision to start a new adventure at Old Trafford. However, the 20-year-old admitted in an interview that if Cristiano Ronaldo had not played for United, his future could have been very different.

"Cristiano has always been like my idol growing up. I always thought he was the best football player in the world and I just tried to learn from him. He is the greatest goalscorer ever, probably as well," he told 'TeamViewer Diaries'.

"I've always looked at him back in the day where he was more of a dribbler and now he's a proper, proper goalscorer. You know he had proper talent, but he worked hard to be the best ever and I like that about him," Hojlund added.

Moreover, the Danish striker talked about his team's current situation and their poor start to the season: "In the modern game of football, we need to do the hard pressing as well from the front line. The game is evolving, and I learned that already in my youth years.

"I think there's a lot of things I can improve, which is, of course, a good thing because then I think I can develop into being an even greater striker than I am now. Hopefully, I can just keep learning every day from the guys here, from the games and from the coaching staff," he concluded.