The moment Rasmus Hojlund showed he is the future at Manchester United - and it wasn't his goal

Having waited 1,022 minutes for his first Premier League goal, Rasmus Hojlund had to wait just another 10 for his second, building on his dramatic late winner against Aston Villa with an equally thrilling early intervention against Tottenham.

The 20-day wait to build on that memorable Boxing Day moment would have felt interminable for the Dane, who missed the trip to Nottingham Forest with illness and then had to contend with criticism from pundits after missing several chances at Wigan a week ago.

"Put the ball in the back of the net and stop messing around", Roy Keane told Hojlund at the DW Stadium. He did just that after three minutes at Old Trafford on Sunday, shifting the ball out of his feet and then smashing home an unstoppable finish. Ball, meet net.

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It was the kind of moment Hojlund needed after the delay in building on his first domestic goal. It felt like that brilliant volley against Villa was when his United career had lift-off, but his badly timed bout of illness before New Year could have robbed him of that momentum. This goal proved it was still there.

It was a stunning finish but there was another moment in this match that showed the package he can bring to United as a striker. The 20-year-old was drifting towards the left touchline with little support when Tottenham's rapid centre-back Micky van de Ven closed him down. In an instant, Hojlund backheeled the ball past Van de Ven and showed electrifying speed to get on the end of it, with his low cross intercepted before it reached the waiting Alejandro Garnacho.

Van de Ven's pace has been vital for