2 goals, 3 key passes: High-flying United star continues magical December with stunning brace for loan club

Manchester United’s loanee Rasmus Hojlund continued his recent fine form for SSC Napoli. To find out where all of United’s loaned players are playing this season, click here. Improved form Hojlund began his spell in Italy very well, scoring on his debut. Nonetheless, he struggled over the autumn period, suffering a significant goal drought. December has been a fine month for the Dane though, as he scored twice against Juventus and once against AC Milan in the title race. Such has been his form that Italian legend Christian Vieri labelled him one of the top five strikers in the world at the moment. Cremonese match The United striker continued his fine December with a brace versus Cremonese, sending Napoli within one point of AC Milan at the top of the table. Hojlund added Napoli’s opening goal after 13 minutes with a strike from close range. On the stroke of half-time, Hojlund showed great striker’s instinct to fire in his second of the match into the bottom corner. In a dangerous showing, he had a total of five shots on goal, with three hitting the target. He also made three key passes in the match and completed 100% of his crossing attempts. Hojlund also contributed defensively, winning four ground duels for his side to help keep a clean sheet in their 2-0 away win. He will next be in action away to SS Lazio on 4th January, hoping his strong December continues into 2026. Rasmus Hojlund stats vs Cremonese StatValue Goals2 Expected goals (xG)1.34 Assists0 Expected assists (xA)0.34 Total shots5 Shots on target3 Expected goals on target (xGOT)1.59 Shots blocked0 Big chances missed1 Offsides1 Touches43 Unsuccessful touches7 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Was fouled3 Possession lost17 Key passes3 Crosses (accurate)1 (1) Accurate passes13/20 (65%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)9/16 (56%) Passes in own half (acc.)4/4 (100%) Long balls (accurate)1/1 (100%) Defensive contributions2 Tackles (won)1 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances1 Blocked shots0 Recoveries1 Ground duels (won)6 (4) Aerial duels (won)1 (0) Fouls1 Dribbled past0 Featured image Marco M. Mantovani via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.