After Manchester United’s Tuesday loss to Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League, Rasmus Højlund has urged the team’s supporters to have patience.
The Danish international scored both of Manchester United’s goals on the evening, but the Turkish club recovered from two certain defeats to equalize and ultimately win the tie thanks to defensive blunders and another mistake from goalkeeper André Onana.
The club’s supporters were furious and let the players know how they felt about their performance. Højlund expressed his regrets to the media and the players on the field following the game, shedding tears.
The former striker for Atalanta BC also urged his teammates to be united and continue playing football, asking the supporters to be patient with the squad as the season is still early.
He remarked, “We have to keep in mind that we cannot concede goals immediately after we score.” “These days, in a few of our games, they score right after we do.”
“Therefore, we would like to review and analyze that tomorrow and have a group discussion about it.”
“Obviously, we’re going through a difficult time right now, but the only way out of it is for us to stick together.”
He continued by discussing his performance in the match, in which he created a great deal of danger for the Galatasaray defense and converted two opportunities. Regarding his initial attempt, Rasmus remarked, “For me, it’s about getting in there.” “I always try to put myself in risky situations.”
Regarding his second goal at the Stretford End, the 20-year-old stated, “Yeah, it was a good feeling.” “That was an amazing objective. I like to refer to that as a signature Rasmus goal because he runs a lot on the left side.
He also took a moment to express his gratitude to Marcus Rashford for his assistance in getting on the scoreboard. Fans have been furious with the English forward for a while because they feel that he is not improving and is not willing to change. With an amazing shift, the player seemed to have set out to demonstrate that he could be more of a team member. He was mainly impressive, albeit some of his plays were misfired.
“I was thrilled to score two more goals today because I was born to score goals. However, if we discuss Marcus once more, Højlund added. “We saw a glimpse of that today—he [now] knows that I can keep up with his pace when we go on the counter.”