Rasmus Hojlund continued his form in front of goal as Manchester United boosted their top four hopes with a 2-1 win over Luton Town.
Premier League
Result: Luton Town 1-2 Manchester United
Date: 18 February 2024
Venue: Kenilworth Road
Erik ten Hag went with the same side that started the win over Aston Villa, as Luke Shaw was passed fit despite coming off at halftime.
The visitors only needed 37 seconds to find the back of the net as Rasmus Hojlund pounced on a poor pass from Amari Bell before going clear on goal and slotting home sixth league goal.
In doing so, Hojlund became the youngest player in Premier League history to score in six successive matches at 21 years old.
The lead was doubled six minutes later when Alejandro Garnacho's volley was cleverley diverted home by Hojlund from close range to continue his fine form.
Luton came to life after the Red Devils' second goal and they managed to pull one back in the 14th minute when Carlton Morris got in ahead of Shaw to head past the on-rushing Onana.
The hosts had a couple more chances as the first half went on, with Morris and Cauley Woodrow going close but the United defenders did well to thwart their attempts.
Luton also felt they should have been playing against ten men, with Casemiro escaping a second yellow card just before the interval after a clumsy foul in the middle of the park.
Ten Hag responded at halftime by withdraw Casemiro and Harry Maguire, who were both on yellow cards as Scott McTominay and Jonny Evans were introduced for the second period.
While Luton pushed for an equaliser, United should have extended their advantage in the 68th minute when Bruno Fernandes raced clear and round the goalkeeper but with the net open, Albert Sambi Lokonga produced superb block to deny a certain goal.
United had another big chance to make the game safe on 77 minutes when a well-worked move ended with Hojlund being slipped in, but the Danish striker was denied a third goal by Thomas Kaminski.
Luton did close to bagging an equaliser with the final kick of the game but Ross Barkley saw his close-range hit the top of the crossbar as United held on for the win.
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