Manchester United continues to extend its unbeaten streak in 2024 to 7, with the latest victory over Luton Town in round 25 of the Premier League.
Before entering the match at Kenilworth Road, Man United received good news from the previous day with Tottenham Hotspur’s stumble. That means that, if they defeat Luton and win all 3 points, they will narrow the gap with Spurs in 5th place to 3 points.
Therefore, Erik ten Hag’s students had great determination right after the opening whistle. Luckily for them at the 37th second, a wrong pass from the home defender was taken advantage of by Rasmus Hojlund, scoring the opening goal.
On a day when the young Danish striker was in high form, he continued to score in the 7th minute to complete the double. The brilliance of this striker brought a very difficult victory for the Red Devils, when some of his other teammates played without concentration.
Here are the two best and worst players of Manchester United in this match, according to 90min.com.
The best
Rasmus Hojlund
With a double goal, Hojlund will of course be the best name on the field. With the ability to take advantage of opportunities and luck, the striker born in 2003 scored his 6th and 7th goals this season in the Premier League, making him the youngest player in the team’s history to achieve this goal. get this achievement.
Moving to Old Trafford from Atalanta last August for 73.9 million euros, Rasmus Hojlund was then expected to become the leader of the Red Devils’ attack. But contrary to initial predictions, this 21-year-old striker had an extremely disappointing start.
In the Premier League, it took him a very long time to find his first goal, and since then, Hojlund has not stopped. His high form is the fulcrum for Ten Hag to be confident in a position in the top 4 at the end of this season.
Kobbie Mainoo
At the age of 18 and in his first season appearing in the first team of Man United, Mainoo is playing football that is extremely worth watching. He has been Ten Hag’s default choice recently for a starting position in the center of midfield because of his high form.
In the match against Luton Town, Kobbie Mainoo was paired with Casemiro and brought the Red Devils flexibility but no less strength in the middle of the field. If he continues to play as well as he is now, this midfielder born in 2005 will definitely advance to world class in the distant future.
Worst
Casemiro
The veteran Brazilian midfielder played extremely good football last season after moving from Real Madrid, contributing greatly to Manchester United’s success. However, in the current season, he is like a shadow of himself, perhaps a consequence of injury.
At Kenilworth Road, Casemiro often lost the ball and lost 6 out of 7 duels. It was his mistakes that caused the Red Devils to fall into a panic situation many times. Immediately after the first half, Casemiro was withdrawn by Ten Hag to make room for Scott McTominay.
Harry Maguire
Another player withdrawn along with Casemiro right after halftime was Maguire. During his 45 minutes on the field, the 30-year-old midfielder struggled to cope with the physical threat that Luton’s Carlton Morris created even though he was in very good shape.