Rasmus Hojlund's two-word message after Manchester United win against Everton
Rasmus Hojlund hyped up the talents of Alejandro Garnacho after the 19-year-old crucially won both penalties in Manchester United's 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday.
The Argentinian ran rings around the Merseyside club's defence, drawing a foul from James Tarkowski in the 10th minute that allowed Bruno Fernandes to open the scoring from 12 yards. 24 minutes later it was the same outcome when Ben Godfrey lunged in on the No.17, and this time Marcus Rashford did the business from the spot.
Victory was important as it got United back on track following two league losses, and provided confidence with some players missing the action with fitness issues.
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One of those was Hojlund, who had a run of six straight matches on the scoresheet before picking up a muscular problem last month. Without his goals others have had to step up, and seeing Garnacho do just that appears to have delighted the Norwegian.
Post-match the winger took to Instagram to post a series of images, some of which featured celebrations from Saturday's win. Alongside he included a cryptic caption of only an ellipsis and the speaking head emoji.
Hojlund followed up in the comments of his team-mates entry, replying with the short but sweet message: "Viva Garnacho."
Much to the young duo's delight, their wait to play alongside one another could be over in just seven days based on the latest Erik ten Hag update. Prior to the Everton clash, the boss stated that Hojlund, along with Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire were being lined up to make a return from their respective injuries in next
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