Rasmus Hojlund has pushed back against the narrative surrounding his time at Manchester United, insisting the media painted a far bleaker picture of his spell at Old Trafford than the reality he experienced.<\/p>\n
The Napoli striker’s move back to Italy was widely interpreted as a player seeking to rediscover his love for the game, but Hojlund rejects that framing entirely. Speaking to TV2 Sport, the Dane said he was happy at United despite the perception created around him.<\/p>\n
“I was happy to play football in Manchester. I know that, especially in Denmark, the media created an image that everything was terrible and that I played terrible football, but that is not how I look at it,” he said. “The media has so much to say in this football world and it is hard not to be influenced. But there is a lot more to it, and that is why I always stick to the importance of never flying too high and, conversely, never diving too low.”<\/p>\n
Since joining Napoli ahead of the 2025\/26 season, Hojlund has thrived under Antonio Conte, scoring 13 goals across all competitions and helping the club win the Italian Super Cup. He has described the move as a great decision after struggling for consistent form and playing time in his final season at United.<\/p>\n
Hojlund now turns his attention to the international stage, with Denmark set to feature in World Cup qualification play-offs next weekend, a stage on which the 22-year-old is expected to play a central role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rasmus Hojlund has pushed back against the narrative surrounding his time at Manchester United, insisting the media painted a far bleaker picture of his spell at Old Trafford than the reality he experienced. The Napoli striker’s move back to Italy was widely interpreted as a player seeking to rediscover his love for the game, but Hojlund rejects that framing entirely. Speaking to TV2 Sport, the Dane said he was happy at United despite the perception created around him. “I was happy to play football in Manchester. I know that, especially in Denmark, the media created an image that everything was terrible and that I played terrible football, but that is not how I look at it,” he said. “The media has so much to say in this football world and it is hard not to be influenced. But there is a lot more to it, and that is why I always stick to the importance of never flying too high and, conversely, never diving too low.” Since joining Napoli ahead of the 2025\/26 season, Hojlund has thrived under Antonio Conte, scoring 13 goals across all competitions and helping the club win the Italian Super Cup. He has described the move as a great decision after struggling for consistent form and playing time in his final season at United. Hojlund now turns his attention to the international stage, with Denmark set to feature in World Cup qualification play-offs next weekend, a stage on which the 22-year-old is expected to play a central role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":37338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,159,173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-football-news","category-serie-a"],"yoast_head":"\n