Rasmus Hojlund is the ‘happiest man alive’ as Erik ten Hag sends message to Man United forwards after stunning comeback win
After 26 minutes of play at Old Trafford, Manchester United looked as though they would fall to another defeat as Aston Villa led 2-0.
However, Erik ten Hag's side swept aside the script of past weeks and mounted an impressive comeback to seal all three points in a 3-2 win.
John McGinn's free-kick and Leander Dendoncker's close-range finish gave Unai Emery's high-flying side cause for optimism and inspiration for fans to taunt Ten Hag.
Their jeers were soon diminished in the second half though as Alejandro Garnacho scored two goals in 12 minutes to bring United back level.
Home crowds at Old Trafford have expressed anger and dismay this season but the atmosphere was really ramped up at 2-2.
Things got even better late on though as Rasmus Hojlund finally scored his first ever Premier League goal to secure a huge victory.
Hojlund arrived in the summer in a £72million deal and seemed to find it incredibly tough in front of goal in the English top flight.
But his drought worries are finally over and like many fans, the relief was clear to see at full-time.
«It has been a while [waiting for a first league goal] but yes I am very happy,» he told Amazon Prime Video.
«I am the happiest man alive right now. You can see from the celebrations as well. Like [Garnacho] said we believed in ourselves until the very end and got the win today.»
He added: «As the manager has said before I have scored a few goals in the Champions League but of course it has been a while in the Premier League before scoring. Now I have got it and I hope I can just build on that and keep going.
»Yes I remember the goal. First-time finish in off the post, good finish so I am happy. I am happy for the three of us attackers as well because we showed a lot of character
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