RASMUS HOJLUND blasted Kyle Walker with a savage poem on social media after the defender's “embarrassing” dive.
The pair caused a melee during the first half of Sunday's incredible Manchester derby when they faced off after Walker's late tackle on the Danish striker.
Hojlund, 21, reacted angrily to the challenge and immediately jumped up and sprinted towards the English man, colliding with him from forehead to forehead.
After a few seconds, Walker threw himself to the ground despite minimal contact, holding his face as Hojlund looked on in bewilderment.
Harry Maguire was left furious by the incident and stormed over to shout at Walker on the ground before being pushed away by Erling Haaland.
Roy Keane, meanwhile, was far from impressed, calling Walker “embarrassing”.
Sky Sports brilliantly replayed the moment for Keane at half-time, adding a drop-down screen to show the United legend's reaction.
And the United legend, who couldn't believe his eyes, said: “Look at this, I don't know the man and I'm ashamed of him. It's embarrassing.”
Both Walker and Hojlund were booked by Anthony Taylor for the incident.
But it was the United forward who had the last laugh as his side came from behind to claim bragging rights thanks to Amad Diallo's late heroics.
And Hojlund wasted no time in rubbing it against Walker after full-time.
He shared a photo of the clashing heads on Instagram and called out the England defender for his acting.
He also wrote the poem: “Manchester is red. Violets are blue. What a brilliant achievement. But the Oscar goes to…”
And it's no surprise that United fans absolutely loved it.
One posted: “Rasmus Hojlund just absolutely hosed Kyle Walker.”
Another commented: “Already loved Rasmus. Love that man now!”
A third said: “I suspect Rasmus Hojlund runs his own social media pages and I hope this never changes. What a man.”
While one wrote: “Rasmus Hojlund absolutely ruined Kyle Walker with that caption.”
United boss Ruben Amorim has relied on Hojlund and Diallo for his first derby clash after dropping both Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho from the matchday squad.
The new manager appeared to suggest it was down to performance on the training and match pitch, as he warned his stars how closely he was keeping an eye on them.
He said: “We try to evaluate everything: training performance, game performance, commitment to teammates and improving their teammates.
“Everything is at stake as we analyze the players and try to choose. It's my selection. Simple.”
“I don't want to send a message, it's just an evaluation and they know that. The players are really smart.
“Everyone understands my decision and I have to choose. It's a simple selection.
“Of course the context is difficult because we have to win games and we have a difficult situation now.
“I pay attention to everything, the way you eat, the way you put on your clothes when you go to a match. Everything. I make my evaluation and then I decide.”
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