'Ready to boil over' - Rasmus Hojlund's fury in Manchester United's international break round-up
Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund cut a frustrated figure on Saturday as Denmark drew 0-0 with Switzerland in an international friendly.
Evaluating the players' performances, Danish media outlet BT claimed that Hojlund was 'ready to boil over' at any given moment during a drab draw. "He looks like someone who is about to boil over every time things go wrong," they wrote.
"And when he ran off alone under pressure to just be played around, his furious: ‘Come on in,’ screams could be heard through the press boxes. You understood the frustrations during the match, because it never became dangerous for Hojlund today, even though he was played in a few promising situations."
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His United teammate Christian Eriksen played the full 90 minutes of that game for Denmark as Hojlund was replaced seven minutes before full-time. Elsewhere, it was a momentous evening for Kobbie Mainoo who made his first appearance for the England senior team in the 1-0 defeat to Brazil at Wembley.
The 18-year-old featured for the final 15 minutes after replacing Chelsea's Conor Gallagher. Harry Maguire started in defence while Marcus Rashford came on with Mainoo on 75 minutes.
United captain Bruno Fernandes has left his international squad early after scoring and assisting in Portugal's 5-2 friendly victory over Victor Lindelof's Sweden. After the match, their head coach Roberto Martinez justified the decision by stating he wanted to work on 'different concepts' in their next friendly against Slovenia on Tuesday.
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