The Denmark attacker leapt to the defense of club captain Bruno Fernandes.
The Portuguese pass master has been criticized at time this season for his errant passing.
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Hojlund told BBC Sport's Football Focus: I just want to tell him: 'Thanks for the ball, Bruno!'.
I was very happy for him because he's also getting a lot of criticism.
It's not fair because he's doing everything at a top level all the time and he's an amazing captain."