Royal transfer Højlund redeems himself: spectacular comeback victory for Man United

Turned 0-2 against Aston Villa

Rasmus Højlund (20) has finally scored his first Premier League goal after his more than 70 million euro move to Manchester United. In his 15th league appearance, after more than 1,000 minutes, the Dane, who had otherwise only proven to be efficient in front of the box in the Champions League with five goals in six appearances, scored the winning goal on a spectacular evening at Old Trafford.

“I said at half-time: Keep believing, then we will win,” said coach Erik ten Hag to his charges after the game against Aston Villa. Coach Unai Emery’s team from Birmingham, which had been surprisingly strong this season, was ahead 2-0 against the “Red Devils”. In the end, Man United celebrated a 3-2 win, with Højlund scoring the winning goal in the 82nd minute. There had already been a premiere: Homegrown player Alejandro Garnacho (19), who single-handedly equalized the score at 2-2 with his goals in the 59th and 71st minutes, scored twice in the professional game for the first time. Aston Villa took the lead through John McGinn (21st) and Leander Dendoncker (26th) and missed the at least temporary jump to second place in the table.

After the game, United coach ten Hag said about Højlund’s goal drought being over for the time being: “I had a few conversations with him. I highlighted his many goals for Denmark and that he had scored in the Champions League as a demonstration of his ability. He needed to believe in it. When strikers don’t score, it’s always a problem, but he has the strong personality that a goalscorer needs. If he doesn’t stop investing, the goals will come and then we’ll score more often.”

8 times over 70 million: Manchester United’s most expensive purchases

26 Wayne Rooney | 04/05 from Everton FC | Transfer fee: €37 million

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As of: December 2023

25 Luke Shaw | 14/15 from Southampton FC | Transfer fee: €37.5 million

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23 Eric Bailly | 16/17 from Villarreal FC | Transfer fee: €38 million

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23 Dimitar Berbatov | 08/09 by Tottenham | Transfer fee: €38 million

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22 Donny van de Beek | 20/21 from Ajax Amsterdam | Transfer fee: €39 million

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21 Raphaël Varane | 21/22 by Real Madrid | Transfer fee: €40 million

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20 Henrikh Mkhitaryan |16/17 from BVB | Transfer fee: €42 million

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19 Juan Sebastián Veron | 01/02 from Lazio Rome | Transfer fee: €42.6 million

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18 Nemanja Matic | 17/18 from Chelsea FC | Transfer fee: €44.7 million

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17 Juan Mata | 13/14 from Chelsea FC | Transfer fee: €44.73 million

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16 Rio Ferdinand | 02/03 by Leeds United | Transfer fee: €46 million

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15 Andre Onana | 23/24 by Inter | Transfer fee: €52.5 million

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14 Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 19/20 by Crystal Palace | Transfer fee: €55 million

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13 Lisandro Martinez | 22/23 from Ajax | Transfer fee: €57.4 million

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12 Fred | 18/19 from Shakhtar Donetsk| Transfer fee: €59 million

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11 Anthony Martial | 15/16 by AS Monaco | Transfer fee: €60 million

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10 Mason Mount | 23/24 by Chelsea | Transfer fee: €64.2 million

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9 Bruno Fernandes | 19/20 by Sporting CP | Transfer fee: €65 million

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8 Casemiro | 22/23 by Real Madrid | Transfer fee: €70.65 million

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7 Rasmus Højlund | 23/24 by Atalanta | Transfer fee: €74 million

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6 Angel Di Maria | 14/15 by Real Madrid | Transfer fee: €75 million

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5 Romelu Lukaku | 17/18 from Everton FC | Transfer fee: €84.7 million

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4 Jadon Sancho | 21/22 from BVB | Transfer fee: €85 million

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3 Harry Maguire | 19/20 by Leicester City | Transfer fee: €87 million

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2 Antony | 22/23 from Ajax | Transfer fee: €95 million

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1 Paul Pogba | 16/17 by Juventus | Transfer fee: €105 million

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