19/02/2024
19/02/2024
LUTON, England, Feb 19, (AP): Rasmus Hojlund scored twice in the opening seven minutes and Manchester United then withstood a spirited fightback to hang on for a 2-1 win at Luton and a fourth straight Premier League victory.
Hojlund extended his scoring streak to six straight league games when he seized on a defensive howler to net the opener after just 37 seconds - United’s quickest away goal in Premier League history. He added the second with a slice of luck as a shot deflected off his chest and into the net to quieten the home crowd at the smallest stadium in the Premier League.
That early double made it look like it would be a comfortable afternoon for United, but it was anything but after that.
Luton’s Kenilworth Stadium - which seats just over 11,000 - was soon raucous again as the hosts responded by dominating the rest of the first half, and captain Carlton Morris pulled one goal back with a close-range header in the 14th.
However, the hosts couldn’t capitalize on a number of chances and hit the crossbar in injury time as United clung on for a win that puts it just three points behind fifth-place Tottenham.