Rasmus Hojlund hits out at 'fake news' after recent claims over his Man Utd teammates

Rasmus Hojlund has described the suggestion that his Manchester United teammates were angry at him for giving an interview to a fan channel as "fake news".

The Danish forward is said to have promised an interview with popular YouTube channel The United Stand following his £72 million move from Atalanta in the summer.

He opened up on a range of subjects to host Mark Goldbridge last month, including his dream Manchester United five-a-side team and the reported release clause in his contract.

Then, shortly after the interview, reports emerged suggesting some of Hojlund's teammates were unhappy over his decision to be interviewed by Goldbridge following his so-called criticism of United players.

Since those claims emerged, The United Stand have received death threats warning presenter Goldbridge – real name Brent Di Cesare – that he is 'a dead man walking'.

Now, in an interview with Danish publication Tipsbladet, Hojlund has reacted to claims that several of his United teammates were unhappy with him speaking to the fan channel.

"Nothing has been said to me, so it is fake news," he said while on international duty with the Denmark team.

"I haven't read anything about it, but it's definitely not true that I have been told that I can't do an interview with one fan media or another."

A police investigation was launched earlier this month after death threats were made to The United Stand following the interview with Hojlund.

Threats to harm presenter Mark Goldbridge if he made an appearance at Old Trafford were made, while messages on social media mentioned other members of staff and the exact location of the studio.

A statement from Greater Manchester Police read: "Officers have spoken with the victim and relevant information has been passed over to the police. Enquiries are ongoing at this stage."

Goldbridge commented on the situation, saying: "I totally understand that football is a passionate and divisive sport, and that people are free to decide and have an opinion on what content they consume.

"However, the pile-on some of our staff were subject to over the weekend was incredibly sad to witness. To be threatening people's lives yet again evidences the vile pack mentality that exists on social media."

Hojlund will likely feature for Denmark in the coming days as they face Switzerland and the Faroe Islands in friendlies.

Topics: Rasmus Hojlund, Manchester United, Premier League, Denmark

Jack Kenmare

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