With injured players returning, United are finally seeing the light of day's recovery. They have taken all three points from their last three Premier League games and have managed to climb into the top six. However, the race for the top four in the Premier League is fierce and the Reds will have to win more games to qualify for next season's Champions League and expect mistakes from their rivals. This weekend, the 25th round of Premier League fixtures kick off with Manchester United travelling to promoted side Luton Town, who are just one point clear of the relegation zone and still struggling with the pressure of relegation. Although Baynes and Garnacho missed back-to-back chances to score, Hojlen scored twice to give United a narrow 2-1 win to make it four league wins in a row and just five points clear of the Champions League qualification zone.
Ten Hag continued his 4-2-3-1 campaign at home and continued to play the starting goalkeeper position as the in-form Onana continued to play. The backline of Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane and Diogo Dalot is solid, while the midfield consists of Casemiro and 18-year-old Mainou in midfield. Up front, Fernandes played as a midfielder, Marcus Rashford and Garnacho attacked on the flanks, while Hojlen played as a lone arrow.
Once the game started, United quickly found their groove! Just 40 seconds into the game, Casemiro cleared the ball with a big foot, Amari Bale made a mistake in clearing the ball, and Hojlen smiled and gave United a 1-0 lead with a push past Kaminski and an empty goal. According to statistics, at the age of 21 years and 14 days, Hojlen became the youngest player in Premier League history to score in six consecutive games, completely proving his strength.
Manchester United took advantage of the victory and chased the ball in their hands. In the 4th minute, Garnacho cut inside with the ball on the right and knocked it horizontally, and Rashford met the ball and shot hard, which was saved by Kaminsky with one palm. The ensuing corner was cleared, Fernandes' cross was blocked, Garnacho volleyed in on the line of the penalty area, Hojlen wittily blocked it with his chest and sent the ball into the back of the net, scoring twice in a row for Manchester United to start the game in a dreamy start.
After 7 minutes, Luton Town counter-attacked: Manchester United former player Chen Dayi advanced the ball on the left side, then turned and shot in the penalty area, the ball hit Varane and bounced towards the goal, Onana gave up the goal and collided with Luke Shaw, Carlton Morris took the opportunity to head the goal, rewriting the score to 1-2!
In the 31st minute, Maguire almost made a serious mistake when he made a mistake in the back of the ball, and Barkley stepped up and immediately crossed diagonally to Woodrow, who shot from a tight angle, but Varane was able to catch up in time to stop it. In the 36th minute, Garnacho was tackled while dribbling the ball, and then Carlton Morris got up quickly from outside the box and fired a powerful shot into the near corner of Varane, but the ball was deflected wide of the right-hand post.
In the 39th minute, a controversial decision came on the pitch when Casemiro made a mistake and was brought down by Barkley with his back. The referee tolerated the second yellow card. In stoppage time, Garnacho made a mistake in the return pass and inadvertently gave his opponent a chance. Doughty cut inside from the left and fired a powerful shot that grazed the post and flew out of bounds to close the scoreline in the final moments.
At the start of the second half, United did not downplay their attack. In the 49th minute, Onana kicked in a long ball and Dalot burst into the box, and although he stopped the ball too wide and was disrupted by Kaminski's attack, he failed to convert the chance into a goal. In the 57th minute, Rashford made a long run with the ball and came to the edge of the box to shoot, which was saved by Kaminski again.
In the 60th minute of the game, Garnacho's diagonal pass from the right was very accurate, and B Fei received the ball and single-handedly broke through the goalkeeper of Luton, standing in front of the empty goal and kicking it out, but it was blocked by Lokonga's hard pursuit and tackle.
Garnacho received a pinpoint through ball from Marcus Rashford in the 68th minute when he faced an empty goal, but his shot was blocked by Lokonga and he missed a great chance to score. As a loyal fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, Garnacho's performance this time was a little disappointing, as if he was sorry for his idol.
Marcus Rashford played a pass from the right in the 78th minute, Garnacho knocked back in a reverse triangle and Hojlen pushed in front of goal, but it was blocked by Kaminski. And in the 95th minute, Ross Barkley received a cross from a corner and hit the crossbar with a header, and United narrowly missed the draw.
Manchester United held on 2-1 at the end of the game to complete the season double against Luton Town and make it four wins in a row in the Premier League. They are five points clear of fourth-placed Villa and still retain their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.