Manchester United history is about to repeat itself with £72million player - and it's good news

Just as Ramsus Hojlund found his stride last season, he picked an injury that disrupted his rhythm.

Hojlund sustained a muscle injury against Luton Town on February 18 and confirmation that he was facing a few weeks on the sidelines came after he scored seven goals in six games.

The young striker scored in successive games against Tottenham, Newport County, Wolves, West Ham, Aston Villa and Luton but actually turned a corner before that run of games.

Hojlund had no problem scoring in the Champions League group stage, impressively scoring five times in Europe, but he had to wait until December to score his first goal in the Premier League, finally getting that monkey off his back when scoring a brace against Villa on Boxing Day.

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During the period that Hojlund hadn't scored in the league, he played it down but he was clearly relieved when he got off the mark. Shortly afterwards, Hojlund enjoyed a purple patch and United's unbeaten streak suddenly ended in the first game that he was unavailable with injury.

That didn't feel like a coincidence, although Hojlund didn't return from his injury in the same vein of form and Bruno Fernandes started as the false nine in the FA Cup final at Wembley.

It was a disappointing end to the campaign for Hojlund, who subsequently struggled for Denmark at Euro 2024 and picked up a hamstring injury in his first appearance of pre-season.

Hojlund made his comeback against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in September. He later scored against FC Porto and Brentford, but he was beginning to look like a player whose confidence was suffering and that's why it was