Rasmus Hojlund has accused San Marino players of attempting to "destroy his career" with a series of reckless tackles during Denmark's Euro 2024 qualifier.

The Manchester United striker, who managed to score the opening goal just moments before halftime in Denmark's 2-1 victory over San Marino, found himself the target of some unsportsmanlike tactics.

It appeared that the opposition's defenders were making deliberate and dangerous lunges, seemingly aimed at causing harm to Hojlund.

The most egregious incident occurred in the 88th minute when Roberto Di Maio launched a knee-first attack on Hojlund from behind with no apparent intention of playing the ball.

This left the striker visibly angered, and he asserted that the San Marino players were actively trying to put an end to his career.

"The last duel had nothing to do with football," the United frontman told TV2 after the match. "It ended up being laughable in the end. Such a duel must not just turn into a yellow card. It's a knee in the back—a straight red card, if you ask me."

"I think it is disrespectful that they hit and tear," Hojlund responded.

"I can't say much other than that I think they are the ones who started, and then the game just went on. They took it to the next level because they had nothing to lose. They thought, 'Well, fine enough, we might as well try to destroy the career'."

Hojlund quieted the crowd with his opening goal, a move that seemingly irked San Marino's Alessandro Tosi and Filippo Fabri. However, he maintains that the subsequent reaction against him was unwarranted and unjustifiable.

Denmark skipper Simon Kjaer was also left furious and compared Di Maio's challenge to one in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, when Colombian defender Zuniga took down Neymar from behind, which forced him to miss the rest of the tournament.

"I said in the end that it is a clear red card against Hojlund because it is 100 percent deliberate, and I think that there has been a situation with Neymar," he said. "Exactly the same when he gets a knee in the spine, where he actually breaks his back."

Kjaer even claimed that he overheard San Marino players discussing how to go after Hojlund.

"It’s dangerous, and they are right next to it," he added. "After all, I told him [the referee] right on the pitch that now they are going after his knees after the situation down there. I also said to the referee, 'do you want me to translate now?‘ We also have VAR. You can see all the way down from behind that he is doing it 100 percent deliberately."

Hojlund will now redirect his attention to club football and is set to make his return to action for Manchester United in a Premier League match against Sheffield United scheduled for this coming Saturday.