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“The striker also said the developing understanding between him and Marcus Rashford will lead to more goals for United“

RASMUS HOJLUND wants to emulate the greatest goal in Manchester derby history and bring the house down at Old Trafford this Sunday.

Hojlund was just eight years old when Rooney scored a miracle goal against Man City in 2011.

And he had no qualms about calling it his best ever encounter in the encounter that famous.

He said: “The bicycle kick from Wayne Rooney, of course! Everybody remembers that, don’t they?”

Now the 20-year-old Danish striker is tasked with breaking the Premier League duck for the Red Devils with something similar.

Be careful, even a simple click can do the trick. But what does it mean to score in a derby?

Hojlund said:“It would be a big experience, so I am looking forward to it. It is always special to play a rival and if we win the game, we can get closer to the top, so it would be nice.”

So far Hojlund’s three goals for United have come in defeats, scoring once away to Bayern Munich and twice at home to Galatasaray.

With a £72million transfer fee paid to Atalanta for his services a return is expected and much needed from Hojlund with United struggling for goals.

Hojlund said: “I know my worth. I know I have to perform every day because I play for Manchester United. In the end, I am only 20 years old and I am not the finished article yet. I still have a lot to improve and I am getting there slowly.

“I reckon I have had a fine start to the season and now we have to keep building and the goals will come in the Premier League.

“I’ve tried my best every time I play, and I still need to find the rhythm. We have been struggling a little bit, but we are getting there now. We have had three wins in a row, so that is very positive.”

He is not the only one struggling to score at the moment, as Marcus Rashford missed more chances on Tuesday night to add to his only goal of the season after reaching a career-best 30 last campaign.

Hojlund believes there are signs they are building an on-pitch relationship that can only benefit the Red Devils.

He said: “You can see we are trying to find each other. In the Sheffield United game, he nearly got an assist to me, and I think he has already assisted me twice in the Champions League.

“We are definitely trying to find each other on the pitch and I also tried to find him with a deep pass today, so we have a good connection.

“I improve every day and my team-mates are starting to see my patterns in the game as well, so it is getting better and better every day.”

It took centre-back Harry Maguire to seal United’s victory on Tuesday night against FC Copenhagen with a 72nd-minute header before Andre Onana’s injury-time penalty save helped them secure the three points.

It was their first win in Group A after these two opening losses.

Tuesday was somewhat of a family affair for Hojlund, with his 18-year-old twins, Oscar and Emil, also in action.

Emil previously played for the U19 team in a match against United which won 1-0.

Move on to Sunday’s derby and there will inevitably be comparisons to Erling Haaland, 23, with the Norwegian’s incredible impact on Manchester City after costing them their initial deposit is 51 million pounds thanks to the buyout clause with Borussia Dortmund.

But Hojlund said: “I don’t want to be compared to him. He is incredible and probably the best striker in the world right now. We can keep that on the low for now, but I hope I can improve and then we will see what I am capable of.”

If he can get that spectacular derby winner, a comparison with Rooney will do for now.