'Erik ten Hag is perfect for Rasmus Hojlund - he will bring goals to Manchester United'

Rasmus Hojlund couldn't help but smile when watching Manchester United be drawn into their Champions League group.

Hojlund closely watched as Bayern Munich, Galatasary and his former club F.C. Copenhagen were placed in the same pot and it didn't take long for him to pick up his phone and exchange messages with some of his previous coaches.

The striker spent his formative years with Copenhagen and he remains in contact with club staff. "I spoke with him actually the other day, just after the Champions League draw, where we’re going to face each other," Alfred Johansson said.

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Johansson is currently in charge of Copenhagen's Under-19s and he's one of a number of coaches at the club who observed Hojlund's development first-hand after having a few different roles in the academy across the years.

"We share that connection between the academy and I know people from the first-team staff still speak with him sometimes," Johansson, speaking in perfect English, told the Manchester Evening News. "I actually told him we’re coming for him and he said he was really happy and that he looks forward to these games."

Hojlund left Copenhagen in January 2022 and the trajectory is his career has been remarkable since his departure from Denmark's most successful club, which resulted in him becoming a £72million player this summer.

Erik ten Hag has been backed to polish Hojlund into a diamond and it's hoped he'll eventually become one of Europe's most prolific goalscorers, following extensive scouting and an agreement he possessed unique potential.

Johansson believed Hojlund had talent but did not foresee his meteoric rise. "It was 2017 when he joined the club's Under-15s and I was