Premier League Recap: Clinical Hojlund Leads Manchester United to Victory 2-1
In the premier-league: Rasmus Hojlund’s Remarkable Streak Continues in Manchester United’s Victory Against Luton Town.
Being the youngest player ever to score in six straight Premier League games is Rasmus Hojlund.
Manchester United defeated Luton Town 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to an early double from Rasmus Hojlund, which also moved them closer to the top four.
After just 37 seconds, United’s in-form Danish striker Hojlund took advantage of a defensive blunder to take the lead, and seven minutes later, he doubled United’s lead to put his team ahead.
The 21-year-old is currently the youngest player in Premier League history to score in six straight games.
Battlers for relegation After Hojlund’s early attack, Luton recovered, and in the 14th minute, Carlton Morris’s heroic header cut the deficit in half. With both teams creating excellent chances, the only surprise in such a wide-open game was that there were none more goals.
Sixth position Ross Barkley of Luton headed against the crossbar in stoppage time, and United wasted a number of excellent chances in the second half. With their fourth straight league victory, United now sits five points behind fourth-place Aston Villa with 44 points from 25 games.
It took until December for Hojlund to score his first Premier League goal since August, when United signed him from the Italian team Atalanta for 72 million pounds ($90.71 million).
However, he is now repaying that transfer fee, relieving manager Erik ten Hag of some of the pressure, and assisting United in mounting a formidable Champions League qualification push.
“We recruited him on character and knew he was a strong character,” Ten Hag stated. “As a striker for United, he must possess the ability to execute under pressure.
“You see it now, he has a lot of confidence and I’m sure he will score a lot more.”
His first goal at Kenilworth Road was a classic poacher’s goal, as he scored by circling goalie Thomas Kaminski after Amari’i Bell made a horrendous back pass.
Early on, United dominated play and positioned themselves in Luton’s half.
Alejandro Garnacho volleyed goalward for United, and Hojlund deftly redirected the ball past Kaminski with his chest to double the lead. United appeared capable of scoring a run of goals at that point, but Morris dived to head in when Tahith Chong’s attempted goal bounced up and he beat Andre Onana to the ball, allowing Luton to regain possession of the game.
After gaining confidence, Luton had opportunities to tie the score before halftime, but Alfie Doughty and Morris both missed the mark by a narrow margin.
After receiving a first-half booking for United and being engaged in multiple dubious tackles, Casemiro was replaced at halftime with Harry Maguire.
Marcus Rashford came close to clinching the win for United in the second half, but Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes both missed chances to score after finding clear opportunities with just Kaminski to beat.
The great Barkley came dangerously close to stealing an equalizer, which nearly cost United dearly.
With 20 points from 24 games, Luton is still in 17th place, but if Everton wins against Crystal Palace on Monday, they might pass them.
Manager Rob Edwards stated, “You can’t give United a two-goal lead like that and we gave ourselves a mountain to climb.”
“We believed in what we do and gave it our best shot. pleased with our bravery and the way we responded.”
In the premier-league, after defeating Luton Town, Erik ten Hag wants Manchester United to play with greater precision
Manager Erik ten Hag stated that Manchester United has to improve their goal-scoring efficiency and put opponents to the sword after his team blew several opportunities in their 2-1 Premier League victory at Luton Town on Sunday.
Rasmus Hojlund’s two early goals placed United ahead on Sunday, but Ten Hag’s team was unable to extend their lead after Carlton Morris cut the deficit in half in the 14th minute at Kenilworth Road.
After United failed to end the game, the Dutchman told reporters that at times, the team had been “fragile”.
“We missed some really massive chances and we should have scored and we know that,” he stated.
However, Luton Town has only lost two games this season by a margin of more than two, so this is not an easy situation.
The only thing we didn’t do was play more clinically in front of goal; otherwise, we would have finished the game the way we wanted to.
After hosting Fulham on Sunday, United will play Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup fifth r
