Rasmus Hojlund left fuming on the bench after Man Utd vs Wolves chaos
Rasmus Hojlund admitted he was left fuming on Manchester United's bench when Pedro Neto scored a 95th-minute equaliser for Wolves.
The Red Devils were able to hit back through Kobbie Mainoo to return from Molineux with three points in a dramatic 4-3 victory. But it had looked like United had thrown three points away having been 3-1 ahead with six minutes of normal time remaining.
Hojlund, who had been replaced by Omari Forson with the Red Devils 3-2 up, explained of Neto's leveller: "There, I am thinking, I know I’m not allowed to swear but I’m thinking oh s***. It’s a great goal, but we need to sort those situations out better and I was fuming on the bench."
Fortunately for Erik ten Hag and co, Mainoo was able to find a moment of magic to restore United's lead in a game they should already have had sewn up. Marcus Rashford had opened the scoring from the edge of the box just five minutes in before Hojlund netted a scrappy effort from close range. midway through the first half to put United in command.
Pablo Sarabia scored from the penalty spot after 71 minutes to narrow the deficit but Scott McTominay quickly restored United's two-goal cushion which looked to have put the game to bed. However, Max Kilman's goal on 85 minutes ensured a tense finale before Neto's strike looked to have salvaged a point.
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Matheus Cunha placed the ball into his team-mate's path and the Portuguese international cut onto his left foot before disguising a shot which whipped inside the near post. Molineux was left in raptures and United's bench furious - before Mainoo stepped up to become the hero.
Receiving the ball outside the box, the 18-year-old nutmegged one defender before turning inside and curling a shot into the far corner with 97 minutes on the clock. Hojlund described Mainoo as an "incredible talent" after the match and revealed that the youngster had been the talk of Carrington upon his arrival.
"I didn’t get to see him in pre-season because I wasn’t there," said the Denmark international, "But all of the lads were talking about him and saying he is a generational talent. He has a nice body type, he is very mature and has a good personality as well.
Kobbie Mainoo of Manchester United celebrates with Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford (Alex Livesey)"He’s very calm, and outside the pitch he’s a nice, relaxed guy. You can see he’s composed and shows his quality, and he showed it again tonight - he’s an incredible talent. He’s only 18-years-old, and I thought I was young."
Hojlund is just 20 himself and in his first season of Premier League football. The £72million summer signing quickly found his feet to bag five goals in the Champions League but had to wait until Boxing Day to score his first goal in England's top flight.
After scoring against Aston Villa, he has since provided both a goal and an assist against each of Tottenham and Wolves. "I think it’s the old saying with strikers, when you get the first they keep rolling," he said following the win.
"This one is a scrappy one, but they are the ones you need as a striker. I need to be there and it’s a good cross from Luke (Shaw)."
The young striker admitted that he required some time to adjust to the division. He added: "It’s a little bit faster than what I was used to in the Italian league. I think the quality of the teams, there are still good players in the Italian league, but you need to be that split second faster over here. I had to get used to that."
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