Man Utd fans spot former player’s comment on Rasmus Hojlund’s latest post and are getting emotional

Manchester United came from behind to beat Brentford and a recently departed player congratulated Rasmus Hojlund after he struck the winner in the Premier League clash.

United came from 1-0 down to beat the Bees 2-1 at Old Trafford as Hojlund netted his first strike of the Premier League campaign.

Erik ten Hag's side went behind in controversial circumstances as though Ethan Pinnock netted a superb header from a corner after getting away from Casemiro, it came when United were temporarily down to 10 men with Dutch defender Matthjis de Ligt off the pitch to receive medical treatment on a head injury.

After the break, United got back on level terms when Alejandro Garnacho swept home Marcus Rashford's brilliant cross.

United then went ahead as Hojlund capped off a flowing attack, lifting the ball over onrushing Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken following Bruno Fernandes's deft touch into his path.

The victory helped to ease the pressure on United boss Ten Hag as the three points lifted the Old Trafford side to 11th in the Premier League table following the end to Saturday's action.

United travel to Turkey to take on Fenerbache on Thursday - a side managed by former boss Jose Mourinho - and are back in Premier League action next Sunday when they face West Ham United at the London Stadium.

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The winner was Hojlund's first goal of the Premier League campaign, and a former United player was among those to congratulate the Dane on social media.

Anthony Martial departed Old Trafford over the summer after the expiration of his contract to end a nine-year association with United after 90 goals in 317 games.

The Frenchman has since joined Greek club AEK Athens on a free transfer and Martial was a teammate of Hojlund's at United last season following the Dane arriving last summer from Italian side Atalanta.

Following Martial's departure, Hojlund took the vacant number nine jersey in the United squad which the Frenchman had.

And Martial gave Hojlund some high praise indeed as he commented 'RH9' on the Dane's Instagram post celebrating the victory.

Of course, the abbreviation is an amendment of R9, which is commonly given to legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo - which if Hojlund can emulate to any degree in the years to come will mean he has quite the career in prospect.