Manchester United are lossless in 2024. After the 2023 ending defeat from Nottingham Forest, the Red Devils turned it around and after tonight‘s 2-1 win against Luton secured their sixth win in seven games since the start of the season. Their only draw came against Tottenham (2-2) and everything else they managed to win, including a tricky away game against Aston Villa. Coach Erik ten Hag fielded the same team as in Birmingham and got another valuable win, which not only increased club‘s chances of reaching the fourth spot and the Champions League football, but also increased the Dutchman‘s chances of staying at the bench for another season. Ten Hag is surely under observation from the new minority owner Sir Jim Rattcliffe.2 – Rasmus Højlund has scored Manchester United’s earliest ever Premier League away goal (37 seconds), and has given them their fastest ever 2-0 lead in an away Premier League game (7th min). Impact.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 18, 2024 It was another interesting and thrilling game from Luton, and the Hatters provided another feast for their supporters, but unlike the 4-4 barrage in Newcastle, this turned out to be a defeat, even thou they had their chances. It is unbelievable that this game ended with „just“ 2-1, but all those numerous chances got wasted by both teams. In the end, it was Rasmus Hojlund‘s quality with resolved the match. The Dane had another stellar performance with two goals in just seven minutes. With those scores, Hojlund not only got his team a win, but he became the youngest-ever player to score in six consecutive Premier League matches (21 years and 14 days).It was 36th second of the match when United scored. Bell made a terrible side pass and Hojlund was there all alone for an easy score. Six minutes later, the Dane scored a brace when he took Garnacho‘s volley and turned it to a 2-0 lead. Luton looked on ropes then but Morris gave hope the the home team in the 14th minute. From then on, the Hatters had initiative and missed a golden opportunity in injury time when Doughty‘s shot ended wide of the target.Coach Erik ten Hag had to change both Casemiro (McTominlay) and Maguire (Evans) at half-time, since both players were booked and looked dangerously close to the second yellow card. Manchester started with chances in the first half when Dalot and Rashford and then Fernandes took a shot into the empty net, only to see Lokonga blocking the shot in the last second. Garnacho missed the chance of the match when he was all alone with the Luton keeper, but Kaminski managed to touch the ball when he passed him, enought to distract him and save his team. Hojlund had took a shot from five meters in the 78th minute, but shot straight into Kaminski. It was basically all Manchester in the second half, but Luton did have a great chance in injury time. Luckily for the guests, they failed.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUESaturdayBrentford – Liverpool 1-4 (0-2)/Toney 75 – Nunez 35, Mac Allister 55, Salah 68, Gakpo 86/Burnley – Arsenal 0-5 (0-2)/Odegaard 4, Saka 39 pen, 47, Trossard 66, Havertz 78/Fulham – Aston Villa 1-2 (0-1)/Muniz 64 – Watkins 23, 56/Nott.Forest – West Ham 2-0 (1-0)/Awoniyi 45+5, Hudson-Odoi 90+5/Newcastle – Bournemouth 2-2 (0-0)/Ritchie 90+2, Gordon 57 pen – Solanke 51, Semenyo 69/Tottenham – Wolverhampton 1-2 (0-1)/Kulusevski 46 – Gomes 43, 64/Man.City – Chelsea 1-1 (0-1)/Rodri 83 – Sterling 42/SundaySheffield Utd – Brighton 0-5 (0-2)/Buonanotte 10, Welbeck 24, Robinson 75(og), Adingra 78, 85/Luton – Man.Utd. 1-2 (1-2)/Morris 14 – Hojlund 1, 7/Monday23.00: (1.80) Everton (3.60) Crystal Palace (5.10)***odds are subject to change
