Top Performances and Underachievers: Analyzing Manchester United's Players in Victory against Luton Town

08 March 2024 2138
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Despite the difficulties, Manchester United chalked up their fourth straight victory in the Premier League at Kenilworth Road on Sunday.

In a reliable performance, the Red Devils' young talent Rasmus Hojlund shone brightly, scoring two goals within the first six minutes and securing all three points for his team.

Hojlund delivered a stellar play, while some of the veteran players had a hard time keeping up with the enthusiastic and energetic team of Luton Town.

Here are the most standout and subpar performers in Manchester United's win, based on 90min's player ratings.

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Following an initial shaky stint at Manchester United, Hojlund has now emerged as an exceptional striker since the beginning of the year.

The Danish international was superb on Sunday, demonstrating exceptional striker instincts by capitalizing on a loose touch by Amari'i Bell to score in the second minute, and then brilliantly deflecting an Alejandro Garnacho volley into the net.

These were his sixth and seventh goals in his last six Premier League matches, making him the youngest player in the club's history to accomplish such a feat.

While one of his experienced teammates was having a less-than-stellar game, Kobbie Mainoo offered Manchester United a much required stable presence midfield during the match.

On several instances, the 18-year-old successfully regained control of the ball, bypassed a midfielder, and then played the ball calmly to get his team out of a tight situation.

He truly is an incredible talent.

On the other hand, the 'struggling veteran teammate' was none other than Casemiro.

On Sunday at Kenilworth Road, the former Real Madrid star looked like only a fraction of his former self, being overly careless with the ball and unfortunately performing poorly overall – losing six of the seven duels he participated in.

Casemiro should have been sent off for his tangled attempts on two separate occasions.

Erik ten Hag was fully justified to substitute him at half time.

Another veteran that Ten Hag chose to substitute at half time was Maguire who failed to manage the physical challenge posed by Carlton Morris in the first 45 minutes of the match.

Jonny Evans replaced him in the second half and displayed a much better performance.


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