Rasmus Hojlund Accuses San Marino Players Of "Trying To Injure Me"

Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund was on the receiving end of some rough challenges as Denmark beat San Marino. Did San Marino's players try to injure Hojlund?

Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund was on the receiving end of some rough challenges on Tuesday night.

Hojlund - who cost United a transfer fee of £72 million in August when he signed from Atalanta in Italy - made his 10th senior international appearance for Denmark in a Euro 2024 qualifier away to San Marino.

The 20-year-old scored a superb opener - his seventh goal for Denmark - in a 2-1 win.

Hojlund also won four free-kicks for Denmark as San Marino seemingly attempted to unsettle the striker with some aggressive tactics.

The worst foul of the game came in the 88th minute when San Marino defender Roberto Di Maio thrust his left knee into Hojlund's back.

Rasmus Hojlund pictured being kneed in the back during Denmark's 2-1 win over San Marino / Viaplay

Di Maio was shown a yellow card - a decision that Hojlund described as "a joke" in a post-match interview on Danish TV.

Hojlund later wrote on his Instagram Story on Wednesday: "We do so much everyday to be the best version of yourself and keep fit for so many games. This behavior from San Marino last night, trying to injure me was unacceptable!"

Meanwhile, Denmark captain Simon Kjaer also accused San Marino's players of deliberately trying to injure Hojlund.

"It wasn't nice things they said [to Hojlund]," Kjaer told reporters.

"They deliberately tried to hurt him. What was said, I still think should stay on the field. I don't want to hang anyone out, but it wasn't positive."

Rasmus Højlund’s spoken out on Instagram about the “sportsmanship” yesterday against San Marino.

“We do so much everyday to be the best version of yourself and keep fit for so many games. This behavior from San Marino last night, trying to injury me was unacceptable!” pic.twitter.com/Or0kaCMvtg

— Pepp | Mufc & Højlund Fan 🇩🇰 (@UTDPepp) October 18, 2023