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Manchester United: Rasmus Hojlund reveals Ruben Amorim research in bid to become the next Viktor Gyokeres

Rasmus Hojlund has been doing his homework on incoming Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim.

The striker will have likely been watching on Tuesday night as Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 thumping of Manchester City in Amorim's penultimate game in charge.

Amorim is expected to improve United's results in the short term and guide them back to the top of English football in the long term, and main striker Hojlund will hope to be integral to his manager’s plans moving forward.

Hojlund has reached out to Denmark team-mate Morten Hjulmand, who currently plays under Amorim at Sporting, for an insight.

"I am really looking forward to this," Hojlund told Danish outlet Tipsbladet. "He has great ideas. I’ve seen how they play. I spoke with Morten Hjulmand about it, and he is also very pleased with the coach, so I am eager for him to start.

"From what I’ve seen so far, he plays a three-man defence and it might be a bit different from what I’m used to in the past. So, it will be exciting to see how he implements his ideas, and I am looking forward to working with a young, ambitious coach.

"I think that’s a good thing, he understands what modern football is about. I don’t necessarily see his youth as a negative aspect. On the contrary, it could even bring something extra.

"We usually talk at the club or when we are with the national team about how things are going. There, Morten Hjulmand only talked about the great ideas and a slightly different approach than what he might be used to."

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