In the duel corresponding to date 25 of England – Premier League 2023-2024. The Reds beat Luton Town 2-1, with a double from Rasmus Hojlund. Rasmus Hojlund contributed his talent to an outstanding team performance by converting from play, both goals in the first half (0′ and 6′). He added his touch to the scoreboard in the NaN minute of extra time, rounding off a triumphant day after.
Rasmus Hojlund won the applause with his brilliant finish 0 minutes into the first half. The forward started the play on the left wing and when he reached the big area he shot towards the goal. The ball went into Thomas Kaminski’s right post.
Luton Town had a chance to score that was almost equal, but Ross Barkley’s shot ended up hitting the post.
Rasmus Hojlund had a great performance. The Manchester United attacker shone by scoring 2 goals, kicking 3 times and making 28 correct passes.
Alejandro Garnacho also performed well. The Manchester United midfielder made 27 correct passes and was encouraged to kick 7 times.
The game became dirty with fouls and the players put in more force. There were a large number of reprimands: Cauley Woodrow, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Harry Maguire, Andros Townsend, Kobbie Mainoo, Victor Lindelöf and Gabriel Osho.
Luton Town manager Rob Edwards introduced a 3-4-3 tactical setup with Thomas Kaminski in goal; Teden Mengi, Gabriel Osho and Amari’i Bell on the defensive line; Tahith Chong, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Ross Barkley and Alfie Doughty in the middle; and Chiedozie Ogbene, Carlton Morris and Cauley Woodrow in attack.
For its part, Erik ten Hag’s team came out with a 4-5-1 tactical layout with André Onana between the three sticks; Diogo Dalot, Raphaël Varane, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw in defense; Kobbie Mainoo, Casemiro, Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford in midfield; and Rasmus Hojlund up front.
David Coote was in charge of supervising the order of play during the match.
On the next matchday Luton Town will face Liverpool as a visitor, while the Reds will play as a visitor against Fulham.
In this way, the local team is in seventeenth place in the championship with 20 points, while the visiting team, with 44, is in sixth place.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-02-18 20:30:02