Rasmus Hojlund breaks Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United record that stood for 17 years
Rasmus Hojlund's last goal for Manchester United allowed him to break the scoring record held by Cristiano Ronaldo since 2007.
The Dane scored joined second goal in his dramatic 4-3 victory away against the Wolves on Thursday night.
Hojlund He also played a key role in the first match, assisting Marcus Rashford just minutes before doubling his team's lead.
As a result, the striker scored and assisted for the second consecutive Premier League match after his previous efforts against Tottenham.
He is also the youngest player to achieve this: Hojlund achieved this feat at the age of 20 years and 362 days.
club legend ronaldo He was the last star to hold the title when he scored and assisted against Watford and then Tottenham in 2007.
The Portuguese legend did it at the age of 21 years and 363 days, but has now been overshadowed by one of United's latest rising stars.
Hojlund signed for the club in a £72million deal in the summer but has since found life difficult in the Premier League.
Despite scoring five goals in the Champions League, he scored his own. first league goal at the fifteenth time of asking in their victory against Aston Villa.
He has now found the back of the net in his last three Premier League games, suggesting he is finally finding his feet.
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Hojlund has nine goals in 27 appearances in all competitions so far this season, with the latest one at Wolves proving key.
Rashford put United in front before his Danish teammate scored in what looked to be a comfortable victory for the visitors.
Pablo Sarabia scored a penalty before Scott McTominay made it 3-1, only for Max Kilman and Pedro Neto to draw Wolves level later on.
However, Kobbie Mainoo scored in the seventh minute of added time with a spectacular goal to give United all three points.
