Rasmus Hojlund has been called out for 'injuring' his international teammate prior to Euro 2024 this summer.
Denmark were grouped with England, Slovenia and Serbia in Group C of Euro 2024.
The Danes advanced to the next round of the tournament after registering three points, having drawn each of their group matches.
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Man United forward Hojlund was part of Denmark's squad in Germany, but Leicester City goalkeeper Mads Hermansen was unable to make the party after being ruled out through injury.
That's according to Hermansen himself as he explained that Hojlund clattered into him during a training session that caused him to chip his tooth, which he had previously damaged as a child.
The collision led to the plastic in his tooth falling off, preventing him from representing his country at Euro 2024.
On the Fozcast podcast, Hermansen recalled: "You know as a goalkeeper sometimes when you have set-piece practice. It's like 'Are we going 100 per cent? Are we just a bit easy?' So, we were with the national team just before the Euros, it was optional training, you could come in and train if you want. So, let's do some corners. I go: 'Keepers!' And he just comes in with everything, elbow straight to my tooth. I took a corner off when I was younger as well, so it was just the same bit of plastic."
Ben Foster was critical of the way Hojlund acted in training, criticising his behaviour ahead of a major tournament.
"Cheers Rasmus, appreciate that," Foster said sarcastically. "That’s rubbish that. I’m not having that, it’s poor. When you’re doing it in a bit of practice set piece thing, you’ve got to take it easy. You can’t go full-blooded like that."
Hermansen defended Hojlund, adding: "But he is that kind of guy and I love that about him He’s giving everything, always. He’s just got an exceptional way of being a professional."
Hermansen may have lost his tooth in the incident, but it seems there's no tension between the Leicester stopper and the Red Devils forward.
Topics: Rasmus Hojlund, Ben Foster, Manchester United, Football, Leicester City
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