Rasmus Hojlund given new nickname by Manchester United teammates after Luton goals

Manchester United's striker Rasmus Hojlund has been given a new nickname by his teammates after scoring a brace in Sunday's 2-1 win at Luton Town.

Last week, the 21-year-old claimed he didn't know people were saying he looked like Australian singer Sean Millis. However, the Denmark international, who has scored in six consecutive Premier League games, is now called "Millsy" by his fellow players at United. They think he looks like him and defender Jonny Evans even wrote "Millsy" on Hojlund's Instagram post.

It took Hojlund 14 games in the Premier League to score his first league goal after joining from Atalanta for £72m. But then he became the youngest player to score in six straight top league games when United won at Kenilworth Road on Sunday.

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When he wasn't scoring, people on social media said he looked like Millis, a famous internet personality. Millis was even asked to come watch a game at Old Trafford.

After United won again and are trying to get into the Champions League by catching up to Aston Villa and Tottenham, coach Erik ten Hag said: "He (Hojlund) has the ability and a strong character to be resilient and to be determined to score goals and that is what we saw when we scouted him.

"Of course he needed support, it was not so easy but in general he kept calm and now you see his abilities but also I want to mention that he did not have much luck. He scored some goals, but the one against Brighton in his first game and no-one still knows why.

"The player also mentioned how important it is for a striker to get goals early on, especially in a new league: Those moments are