The reaction of Cristiano Ronaldo was observed after he witnessed Rasmus Hojlund imitating his celebration of scoring a goal during Portugal’s match against Denmark in the Nations League.
Hojlund, a striker for Manchester United, scored the game-winning goal for Denmark in the first leg of their Nations League quarterfinal match. The goal came in the 78th minute.
His first goal came in a span of four days, when United defeated Leicester by a score of 3-0. This was his second goal in short succession.
Before that, the 21-year-old had gone an incredible 22 games without scoring for his club side. He had not even managed to find the back of the net once.
And despite the fact that he intentionally provoked controversy with his goal celebration at the King Power Stadium, the controversy that he caused in Copenhagen was more of a lighter-hearted nature.
In order to commemorate his goal, Hojlund performed Ronaldo’s signature ‘Suiii’ celebration in front of the Portuguese legend.
In the meantime, Ronaldo could only watch with his hands on his hips, giving the impression that he was not particularly pleased with Hojlund’s goal and the subsequent celebration.
As he continues to lead the line for Roberto Martinez’s team, the forty-year-old player has expressed his desire to compete for Portugal in the World Cup event that will take place in 2026.
Nevertheless, Ronaldo did not score at the Euro 2024 tournament, and there is a growing amount of uncertainty regarding whether or not he should be replaced as Portugal’s primary striker.
While this is going on, Hojlund will be hoping that he can continue his recent streak of goalscoring performance with Manchester United for the remainder of the season.
The striker was coming under increasing pressure as a result of his goal drought, and manager Ruben Amorim frequently preferred Joshua Zirkzee to play in the forward position.
It remains to be seen whether Hojlund will become United’s primary striker for the upcoming season; however, he has made it clear that he intends to continue playing for the club.
When it comes to his relationship with Ronaldo, Hojlund has stated in the past that he admires the legendary player for Manchester United. This undoubtedly makes his goal against a team that includes Ronaldo, who is 40 years old, more remarkable.
At the beginning of this week, he stated to the Danish news outlet DR, “Cristiano is everything to me.” It was because of Cristiano that I fell in love with football, and it was precisely because of Cristiano that I became a fan of Manchester United. I aspired to be Cristiano. Thank you.
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