Rasmus Hojlund says he is the happiest man on the planet after his first Premier League goal secured an incredible 3-2 turnaround win from 2-0 down for Manchester United over third-placed Aston Villa on Boxing Day.
Hojliund had gone a total of 439 minutes across 15 matches without scoring in the competition since joining in the summer, until his 82nd-minute winner at Old Trafford.
"It's been a while!" Hojlund joked post-match to Amazon Prime. "I'm the happiest man alive right now. You can see it in the celebrations.
"I've scored a couple in the Champions League but of course it's been a while in the Premier League. Hopefully I can build on it."
When Rasmus scored, we all felt that ❤️#MUFC || #MUNAVL
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Alejandro Garnacho also played a pivotal part in Man Utd's win, scoring two second-half goals to complete a comeback and inspire a turnaround.
He says his and Hojlund's contributions should silence the critics of the club's attackers, after Man Utd headed into Tuesday's match with the second-lowest goals scored total in the division.
"We are Man Utd. We're 2-0 down but we never give up," Garnacho said. "I said in the changing room [at half-time] we need just one goal to be back in the game.
"I'm happy for Rasmus. Too many people talk about the strikers at Man Utd that we never score goals.
"Today you see [Marcus] Rashford with an assist, us with goals. It's one of the best days of my life."
