Manchester United player Rasmus Hojlund scores first goal in first minute of the game.Manchester United player Rasmus Hojlund scores first goal in first minute of the game. Image Credit: Getty Images

Manchester United defeated Luton Town 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to an early double from Rasmus Hojlund, which also moved them closer to the top four.

After just 37 seconds, United’s in-form Danish striker Hojlund took advantage of a defensive blunder to take the lead, and seven minutes later, he doubled United’s lead to put his team ahead.

Rasmus Hojlund celebrating his goal against Luton Town.
Rasmus Hojlund celebrating his goal against Luton Town. Image: Shaun Brooks/Action Plus/Shutterstock

The 21-year-old is currently the youngest player in Premier League history to score in six straight games. Battlers for relegation After Hojlund’s early attack, Luton recovered, and in the 14th minute, Carlton Morris’s heroic header cut the deficit in half.

With both teams creating excellent chances, the only surprise in such a wide-open game was that there were none more goals.

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Sixth position Ross Barkley of Luton headed against the crossbar in stoppage time, and United wasted a number of excellent chances in the second half.

Manchester United now has 44 points from 25 games, five points behind fourth-place Villa, after their fourth straight league victory. After signing for 72 million pounds ($90.71 million) in August from Italian club Atalanta, Hojlund took until December to score his first Premier League goal.

Erik ten Hag, the Manchester United manager’s reaction on Game:

To relieve manager Erik ten Hag of some of the pressure and support United in their strong push to qualify for the Champions League, he is now repaying that transfer price.

“We recruited him on character and knew he was a strong character,” Ten Hag claimed. As a striker for United, you need to be able to perform under pressure, and he has that quality.

“You see it now, he has lot of confidence and I’m sure he will score a lot more.”

By Aditya Patel

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