Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund drew mixed reviews from the Danish media for his performance against Kazakhstan.
The International break rumbles on with fans no doubt counting down the days until Premier League action returns.
One thing we can be sure about is that United boss Erik ten Hag will just be praying that his key players return to Manchester unscathed in the coming days.
That includes striker Rasmus Hojlund, who has emerged as a real ray of light in a downcast United season so far.
Rasmus Hojlund starts in Denmark win
Hojlund scored a fine brace against Galatasaray in the Champions League, showing just why United splashed the cash on him over the summer.
The Dane is still waiting for his first Premier League goal but the signs so far are pretty encouraging.
Hojlund has now gone away with Denmark for the international break and started in a surprise setup against Kazakhstan.
Under-pressure boss Kasper Hjulmand went with Hojlund alongside Jonas Wind with Kasper Dolberg in behind.
Denmark were a little clunky with this new approach but did claim a 3-1 win as Hojlund picked up an assist for a Robert Skov strike.
Hojlund earns mixed reviews in Denmark victory
Hojlund may have set up a goal but the Danish press didn’t seem entirely convinced.
BT rated Hojlund at just two out of six stars, suggesting that he ‘showed only glimpses of class’ amid ‘sky high’ expectations.
They did though enjoy the assist from Hojlund and would like to see ‘more of that’ moving forward as he showed composure in the final third.
Bold gave Hojlund a 5/10 rating, suggesting that he ‘showed his class’ with an ‘excellent’ assist for Skov, but felt that he was largely anonymous for the rest of the game.
Ekstrabladet were more impressed, rating Hojlund at four out of six whilst praising him as ‘energetic’.
They did highlight that Hojlund was quiet after his assist but felt that he offered enough in the final third as Denmark claimed a victory.
Hojlund is clearly a big talent, but we can maybe expect to see these occasional quieter games as he continues to develop for club and country.
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