Mar 20, 2025, 07:32 PM ET
Rasmus Højlund stated he wasn’t looking to mock Cristiano Ronaldo after appearing the Portuguese famous person’s famed ‘Siu’ party following his profitable function for Denmark towards Portugal in Copenhagen on Thursday.
Højlund got here off the bench to attain within the 78th minute to provide Denmark a 1-0 win within the first leg of the UEFA International locations League quarterfinal. After discovering the online, the Manchester United striker ran towards the nook and carried out the party, whilst the person who made it well-known watched on.
“It is for my idol,” Højlund informed Danish broadcaster TV2 after the sport. “It wasn’t to mock him or anything else. He is had this kind of large affect on me and my soccer occupation. Possibly it’s kind of ambivalent, however to attain towards him and Portugal, it is large.
“I consider him scoring from a unfastened kick in 2011 after I went to look at the fit, and because then I have been an enormous Cristiano fan.”
Rasmus Højlund plays Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic ‘Siu’ party because the Portugal famous person appears on. Joern Pollex – UEFA/UEFA by means of Getty Pictures
Højlund has struggled to seek out the online this season for Manchester United, the membership the place Ronaldo gained the primary of his 5 Ballon d’Ors in 2008.
Any other present Guy United participant, Christian Eriksen, can have given Denmark the lead from the penalty spot within the twenty fourth minute however Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa dived to his proper to save lots of the try.
The midfielder had transformed 12 consequences for Denmark and hadn’t ignored one since 2016.
Ronaldo prolonged his report of the selection of world appearances to 218 however did not upload to his report scoring tally of 135 world targets.
Knowledge from The Related Press contributed to this record.
