Gary Neville and Rio Ferdinand are right about £72m Manchester United transfer decision

It was never going to be plain-sailing for Denmark prospect Rasmus Hojlund to settle into life at Old Trafford after Manchester United splashed out £72million for his signature this summer.

Signed to replace Cristiano Ronaldo - six months after the iconic Portuguese ended his second coming on a bitter note - the young striker has also had to deal with unfair Erling Haaland comparisons and the man who was initially picked out as their prime attacking target. Hojlund and Harry Kane incidentally went head-to-head or goal-for-goal at the Allianz Arena and the apprentice performed every bit as well as the master.

Kane and Bayern Munich were the ones who were celebrating when the full-time whistle sounded. However, that is merely a reflection of where the two European giants are at, right now, as Hojlund and United play catch-up with anyone above them in football's new world order.

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If constant headlines weighing up Hojlund to Ronaldo, Haaland and Kane were not enough, the 20-year-old had to get up to speed slightly later than anticipated owing to a minor injury setback upon his arrival. At that juncture, the wheels had already started to come off for his misfiring teammates.

Introduced for the final knockings in the Arsenal match, Hojlund only knows what defeat tastes like at United after the Gunners, Brighton and Bundesliga champions Bayern each swept them aside in 17 dismal days either side of the September international break. Regardless, he has offered them a ray of Scandinavian sunlight.

In powering home with his left foot against the German heavyweight, Hojlund answered a question that