Ex-Man United star Paul Scholes says Rasmus Hojlund was a shining gentle on a nasty night time for the Pink Devils, claiming the Danish striker reminded him of Pink Satan’s legend Ruud van Nistelrooy

Paul Scholes has in contrast Rasmus Hojlund to former Manchester United star Ruud van Nistelrooy after the Danish striker scored twice and had a purpose disallowed throughout their 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray on Tuesday night time. 

The Dane was maybe the shining light on a bad night, heading in a fiery cross from Marcus Rashford earlier than charging the size of the sphere to dink the ball over Fernando Muslera in purpose for his second. 

After the match, Scholes admitted his disappointment on United dropping their first Champions League match of the season at Outdated Trafford however stated that he was excited by a few of what he noticed from Erik ten Hag‘s group. 

‘You are usually actually disenchanted,’ he stated to lose your first dwelling Champions League match. 

However he added: ‘I feel I noticed sufficient tonight in a group that excited me. Hojlund, particularly them two objectives. 

Rasmus Hojlund scored a brace and had one other disallowed in United’s 3-2 defeat on Tuesday

Paul Scholes has lauded the striker evaluating him to Dutch ahead Ruud van Nistelrooy

Scholes heaped reward on Hojlund claiming that he ‘completely cherished (Hojlund’s) second purpose’

‘He took the 2 objectives brilliantly. I completely cherished the second purpose, he gave the centre-half no likelihood, clear pair of heels and his end – a composed end. We additionally had a purpose that received disallowed. 

‘And I believed, ‘Wow there is a little bit of Van Nistelrooy in there.”

The Dutch striker returned a whopping 150 objectives in 219 appearances for United throughout all competitions throughout a 5 yr spell on the membership. 

He notably clinched the Premier League’s Golden Boot award, scoring 25 objectives within the 2002-03 season in the end serving to United to the Premier League title. 

Hojlund, in the meantime, who did look medical tonight up high for the Pink Devils, does nonetheless have some strategy to go to catch Van Nistelrooy. 

The 20-year-old may have had one other one on Tuesday night time, after Mason Mount slid a improbable move into the ahead who was stood on the sting of the six-yard field. 

Hojlund dropped his shoulder to evade a defender earlier than firing the ball into the again of the web with a wonderful piece of talent, however it will not depend, with the ahead being dominated to be offside by the officers. 

‘It is about getting in there, for me,’ the striker informed the membership’s web site after the match. ‘I at all times attempt to get into the the damaging positions.

Hojlund broke away from the defence and went one-on-one with the Galatasaray goalkeeper earlier than chipping over him

After the match he stated: ‘I have been purchased to be scoring objectives and now I used to be comfortable that I received two extra down right this moment’

‘I have been purchased to be scoring objectives and now I used to be comfortable that I received two extra down right this moment. However once more if we discuss Marcus.

‘He (now) is aware of that I can sustain together with his tempo once we go on the counter, and we noticed a glimpse of that right this moment.’

Including on the second purpose, he stated: ‘Yeah, it was a superb feeling,’ stated the 20-year-old, describing the emotion of scoring on the Stretford Finish for the primary time.

‘It was an unbelievable purpose. I prefer to name {that a} signature Rasmus purpose, you realize, on the left aspect operating lots.’