Rasmus Hojlund was hugely moved by Liverpool’s angst on Thursday night as the Manchester United ace watched his former team, Atalanta, have a memorable evening at Anfield.
The Danish foreigner spent a season at Atalanta before moving to Old Trafford last summer for a fee of £70 million. Although Hojlund hasn’t been with the Serie A side for long, he obviously helps keep an eye on their performances and has been inspired. with his new performance.
The Bergamo side travelled to Merseyaspect this week to face Liverpool in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. It ended in a dream evening for the Italians, with Atalanta winning 3-0 thanks to a brace from Gianluca Scamacca earlier. A belated strike by Mario Pasalic.
Hojlund was quick to take to social media to express his joy at seeing his former team beat their new rivals. Shortly after the full-time whistle blew, the 21-year-old uploaded a photo of the scoreboard on Instagram with a caption. that read, “Mola Mia,” followed by a lion emoji.
The commentary is a local saying from the Bergamo region that will make Hojlund adore Atalanta fans. This translates in most languages to “never give up. “
Of course, the adjustment is not over yet, as the second leg will take place next week. Liverpool have left an incredible mountain to climb and Reds boss Jurgen Klopp’s frustration is evident in his duties to the media after the adjustment.
“Unfortunately, there’s nothing positive to say about the match,” he told TNT Sport after the match. “It was a smart, consistent start, maybe we were unlucky with Harvey hitting the crossbar and at that point we had a consistent hundred with a hundred who deserved to be 1-0 up. Darwin’s opportunity was another smart moment, so it was smart.
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“But from the beginning it has become a very bad game and there is nothing positive to say about it. I didn’t like our pitch in terms of possession. We were everywhere, that is, nowhere. We don’t fight back, we play. “
“A lot of the performances tonight were ‘oops, wow, I didn’t know they could play like that. ‘Many players seemed lonely at many points. Despite everything, we had our biggest chances and didn’t take them. to them.
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