Hojlund names Cristiano Ronaldo in his dream Manchester United five-a-side team
Manchester United forward Rasmus Hojlund has picked Cristiano Ronaldo in his dream five-a-side team, with the Dane selecting a balanced line-up to leave the Portugal legend up front.
Hojlund was asked to name a Man United five-a-side team, but was unable to pick players from the current squad.
The forward unsurprisingly picked his countryman Peter Schmeichel in goal, while he selected his idol Ronaldo in attack.
Hojlund opted for one legendary Man United defender and two midfielders to complete his line-up.
'I need to put Peter [Schmeichel] in goal. Peter because Peter is Peter, he’s Danish,' Hojlund said in an interview with The United Stand.
'Peter won everything here and is a legend but he’s also a legend in Denmark because he won the Euros for us, so he has to be there.
'I need to put Rio [Ferdinand] in there because he’s very memorable to me. I would love to put [Nemanja] Vidic there but I can only have one defender. Only one.
'I want to put Ryan Giggs in there, Paul Scholes and Cristiano.
'You still get a balanced midfield and then you can just leave him [Ronaldo] up front'.
The boyhood Man United supporter explained that Ronaldo had been his biggest hero while growing up.
He cited the famous attacking trio of Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez, who helped the club win back-to-back Premier League titles as well as the Champions League between 2007 and 2009.
Hojlund added that he continued to follow Ronaldo after he left Man United for Real Madrid and Juventus, before returning for his brief second spell at Old Trafford.
'It has to be Cristiano. Rooney and Tevez as well, but Cristiano was probably the guy.
'I remember supporting him and following him at United, then watching him at the period when he was at Real Madrid and
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