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Luton vs Manchester United LIVE!

In-form Rasmus Hojlund's early brace proved enough for Manchester United to edge past battling Luton after their electric start threatened to turn into a chastening Kenilworth Road collapse. Erik ten Hag's Red Devils have enjoyed an unbeaten start to 2024 and are hoping for a brighter future under Sir Jim Ratcliffe as the Ineos chairman prepares to officially become minority owner next week.

United racked up a fifth straight win in all competitions on Sunday but made hard work of their 2-1 victory against Luton after Hojlund had struck twice in the opening seven minutes. The opener came just 37 seconds after kick-off and saw the 21-year-old replace Newcastle midfielder Joe Willock as the youngest player to score in six straight Premier League matches. United had never gone ahead away in the Premier League quicker than that, nor had they moved 2-0 up on the road as early as they did when Hojlund then chested in Alejandro Garnacho's volley.

But Luton have made life hard for the biggest clubs at Kenilworth Road and this was no different, with Carlton Morris pulling one back in the 14th minute. Rob Edwards' side were reinvigorated by that goal and constantly unsettled United, who were fortunate not to see Casemiro sent off for two bookings before his half-time substitution. A breathless second period followed but somehow there was no more goals, with Ross Barkley seeing a stoppage-time header hit the bar for the hosts.

Luton vs Manchester United latest

• GOAL! Morris gets Luton back in it

• GOAL! Early brace for Hojlund

• GOAL! Hojlund strikes after 37 seconds

FT: Luton 1-2 Man United

18:27 , Matt Verri

And United survive!

Madness that it was that nervy for them, after such an impressive start.

Luton refused to give up though and threw everything at it, falling just short in the end.

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:25 , Matt Verri

90+4 mins: OFF THE BAR!

One final corner for Luton, Barkley gets up at the near post and his header flicks off the top of the woodwork!

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:24 , Matt Verri

90+2 mins: It’s a flurry of late corners for Luton. Still the ball in isn’t good enough though.

Garnacho is away on the break, Rashford and Fernandes up with him.

It’s a lovely move, Garnacho’s shot deflected behind for a corner. That will do for United.

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:22 , Matt Verri

90 mins: Here we go, Luton corner coming up. Need to make the most of this.

It’s absolutely woeful! Fernandes clears it away at the near post.

Four minutes added on - that feels harsh. Onana has wasted that himself.

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:19 , Matt Verri

88 mins: Yet another big chance for United to finally put this match to bed.

Fernandes is in on goal, drags his shot inches wide of the far post. Had to score really... again.

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:17 , Matt Verri

85 mins: Final decision for Luton hasn’t been good enough.

Ogbene has plenty of team-mates to pick out in the box, but cuts onto his left foot and smacks an effort over the bar.

Amrabat on for United, Hojlund off. Not exactly like-for-like.

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:13 , Matt Verri

82 mins: Lindelof booked for a bit of a wild hack - got nowhere near the ball.

Lokonga then wastes another promising move, blazing over from 25 yards out. Poor choice.

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:12 , Matt Verri

80 mins: Hojlund the latest to be denied by Kaminski, who has had a busy old afternoon.

Plenty of saves, spent a lot of the match rushing off his line to varying degrees of success... certainly hasn’t been boring!

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:08 , Matt Verri

76 mins: Mainoo slides in, looks a good tackle but the whistle goes. And a yellow card - very harsh.

Barkley clips the free-kick to the back post, Evans up well to head it out.

Luton put it back in, great block from Varane to deny Osho. That was nearly the moment.

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:05 , Matt Verri

73 mins: It’s now 16 shots for Luton, 18 for United.

The visitors have come through their rocky spell and are looking more in control. Luton need to find a second wind from somewhere.

Luton 1-2 Man United

18:01 , Matt Verri

70 mins: Townsend on for Luton... and Townsend into the book.

Finds himself up against Rashford and can only bring the United forward down.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:59 , Matt Verri

67 mins: How is it not 3-1?!

Garnacho clean through on goal, Kaminski is again off his line. The United winger can’t get past him cleanly, with the goalkeeper getting a slight touch.

That forces Garnacho wide, cuts back inside and takes his time... shot blocked.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:55 , Matt Verri

64 mins: United having their best spell for a long time. Luton starting to look a bit tired.

Garnacho with a smart turn on the edge of the box, can’t keep his strike down though.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:52 , Matt Verri

61 mins: SENSATIONAL FROM LOKONGA!

United fly forward on the counter, Kaminski for some reason has charged off his line.

Fernandes goes past him, looks to have an open goal but Lokonga comes from nowhere to slide in and somehow block the shot.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:51 , Matt Verri

59 mins: More good football from Luton, pinning United back.

Comes to Barkley 25 yards out, tries his luck. Miles over the bar. Onana, again, in no rush to get the ball back in play.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:48 , Matt Verri

57 mins: Lovely one-two, Chong is in behind the United defence. Hammered across the face of goal and United scramble it clear.

And now the visitors counter, Rashford on his left foot and it’s a decent strike. Good save from Kaminski.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:46 , Matt Verri

55 mins: Chong tries his luck from distance, deflects away for a corner.

The pressure is constant from Luton. Can they finally make it count and find an equaliser?

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:43 , Matt Verri

52 mins: Luton in down the right, ball stood up to the back post.

Chong beats Dalot in the air, header loops over the bar. Wouldn’t have counted anyway though, offside flag is up.

Onana pushing his luck with some time-wasting - yellow card will not be far away.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:40 , Matt Verri

49 mins: Onana pings the ball over the top and Dalot is clean through.

Kaminski is a long way off his line, but Dalot can’t go round him. That was a real chance for United to restore a two-goal advantage.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:39 , Matt Verri

48 mins: Bit more like the start of the first-half, with United looking dangerous on the break.

Hojlund can’t find room for the shot in the box, lays it back to Fernandes and his shot is blocked... by McTominay.

Back underway!

17:36 , Matt Verri

Two changes for United at the break.

Casemiro and Maguire, both on yellow cards, are off. McTominay and Evans the two brought on.

First-half stats

17:29 , Matt Verri

Man United had seven shots in the opening 13 minutes - one since then.

Luton now on 11 efforts, only two of those on target though. The Hatters have had the best part of 60% of the ball, not sure many expected that.

So impressive from the Hatters.

Disastrous start...

17:25 , Matt Verri

Hojlund did not need long to score for the sixth match in a row!

HT: Luton 1-2 Man United

17:22 , Matt Verri

It’s been some match.

Man United flew out of the blocks, one goal up inside 37 seconds and two up within seven minutes.

But Luton have been superb since, halving the deficit and they could easily be level.

United, meanwhile, should be down to ten. Casemiro very fortunate.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:18 , Matt Verri

45+2 mins: Huge chance!

United cut open once more, Doughty is clean through on goal but he drags the shot wide. Was on his weaker right foot, no real confidence.

And United’s problems are growing - Shaw is off. Clearly not fit. Lindelof on to replace him.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:17 , Matt Verri

45 mins: Four minutes added on.

Will be more than that, Rashford is down after getting brushed in the face by Lokonga. Dare say he’ll be ok.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:15 , Matt Verri

44 mins: Doughty it is to take, straight into the wall. Trickles out for a throw-in.

Flung in long into the box, Dalot clears it away for United. Visitors could really do with half-time.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:14 , Matt Verri

42 mins: United are just all over the place.

Barkley skips past Casemiro, Luton are away yet again. Morris runs straight at Maguire, knocks it past him and gets brought down right on the edge of the area.

Yellow card for the centre-back.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:10 , Matt Verri

39 mins: Well then. Casemiro with a lunging challenge, hasn’t got the ball.

Luton players surround the referee, screaming for a second yellow card. They’re not going to get it.

Casemiro is very, very lucky. Barkley caught late, the Brazilian should be off.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:08 , Matt Verri

36 mins: United cannot keep hold of the ball - and Casemiro is offering nothing in midfield. Luton just running off him at will.

Morris wins it back, works space for the shot and flashes an effort wide from distance.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:05 , Matt Verri

34 mins: Bell on the charge, skipping past the challenges.

Knocks the ball beyond Casemiro, goes down and the whistle goes. Casemiro drops to his knees, furious as the yellow card is shown. There wasn’t a huge amount of contact, but enough.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:02 , Matt Verri

31 mins: Abysmal pass out from Maguire, straight to Barkley and Luton are in. Slides it wide to Woodrow, shot is deflected behind. Corner.

Doughty again the man to take, Osho gets up well at the back post... over the bar. That was a big chance.

Luton 1-2 Man United

17:01 , Matt Verri

30 mins: United barely having a kick, but Luton unable to turn that into clear-cut chances.

Plan is clearly to keep getting it out to Doughty, but Garnacho and Dalot are doing well to stop the crosses coming in.

Luton 1-2 Man United

16:58 , Matt Verri

27 mins: Free-kick out wide for Luton, after a handball from Luton. The hosts continued to dominate the ball, they’ve had 60% possession so far.

Doughty swings it in, Mengi loops a header up. Luton stay on the attack, but Doughty’s cross is charged down.

Luton 1-2 Man United

16:54 , Matt Verri

23 mins: United just trying to slow things down now from throw-ins, set-pieces. Game a bit too frantic for their liking.

They do have no real control, even if they could have scored five or six already. It’s a crazy match.

Luton 1-2 Man United

16:51 , Matt Verri

20 mins: Shaw into the book, takes drastic action to stop Ogbene skipping past him.

Luton going man-to-man all over the pitch, and there is space EVERYWHERE.

Luton 1-2 Man United

16:49 , Matt Verri

18 mins: Pointless yellow card from Woodrow, blocks Man United from taking a free-kick.

Rashford should then get one himself. Thought he had been fouled, didn’t get the decision and then charged after Mengi to hack him down.

Luton 1-2 Man United

16:47 , Matt Verri

16 mins: Luton are just piling numbers forward in attack. This could finish 10-9.

The hosts are actually dominating possession - United happy to sit back and charge forward on the counter.

GOAL! Luton 1-2 Man United | Carlton Morris 14'

16:45 , Matt Verri

Game on!

Chong drives at the United defence, plays it wide. It comes back to him, his shot is deflected but it loops up and Morris beats Onana to it, nodding home!

Luton 0-2 Man United

16:43 , Matt Verri

12 mins: Luton look decent enough on the ball, working it into wide areas nicely.

Problem is they look like they’re going to concede every single time United have possession. That’s a pretty significant problem too.

Long ball over the top picks out Ogbene, he can’t bring it down though.

Luton 0-2 Man United

16:41 , Matt Verri

10 mins: Better spell of possession for Luton, who just need to get themselves into this match.

They lost it though and Rashford is leading the counter, all the way to the edge of the Luton box and he fires a shot just wide.

GOAL! Luton 0-2 Man United | Rasmus Hojlund 7'

16:38 , Matt Verri

It’s two!

Third United corner, after more good work from Fernandes.

Cleared out to Garnacho, he volleys it back at goal and it hits Hojlund, bouncing into the far corner! Not sure he meant that, but United do not care one bit.

Luton 0-1 Man United

16:36 , Matt Verri

5 mins: Garnacho lays it off to Rashford, completely free on the edge of the box but he fires a shot straight at Kaminski. Fernandes then wins the visitors another corner.

Good from Barkley, up at the near post to head clear.

Luton 0-1 Man United

16:35 , Matt Verri

4 mins: United win a corner - it’s all gone very quiet, very quickly.

Shaw over to take it. Bounces around in the box, Casemiro can’t quite get a shot away. Luton are rattled, to put it mildly.

GOAL! Luton 0-1 Man United | Rasmus Hojlund 1'

16:33 , Matt Verri

Barely 30 seconds on the clock!

Horror show for Luton. United clear the ball up the pitch, Bell tries to play it back to his goalkeeper but gets nowhere near enough on it.

Hojlund clean through and he makes no mistake. Ruthless.

KICK-OFF!

16:31 , Matt Verri

We’re up and running!

Here we go!

16:28 , Matt Verri

Teams are out ahead of kick-off.

Great to see Tom Lockyer working for Sky Sports this afternoon, he’s received a huge reception from the Luton fans.

Defender suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch only a couple of months ago.

Injury blow for Luton

16:20 , Matt Verri

Elijah Adebayo has picked up an injury ahead of kick-off and is not fit to start for Luton. Real blow for the hosts.

He is replaced in the side by Cauley Woodrow, huge afternoon for him.

The striker makes his first Premier League start in a decade!

United clicking into gear?

16:16 , Matt Verri

Man United now unbeaten in six matches in all competitions.

It’s been a better run from Erik ten Hag’s side - victory here and they will be just five points off the top four.

Champions League football still very much on for United.

Pre-match thoughts from Rob Edwards

16:06 , Matt Verri

“Can never guarantee a win or a draw, but we want intensity in our performance,” the Luton boss says.

“That’s been our message all week. I think we’ll get it - really looking forward to the challenge.

“We’ll attack and be on the front foot. Our game is to not give them a second anywhere.”

Stars are in attendance...

16:01 , Matt Verri

Even Harry Styles wants a piece of The Kenny...

Big afternoon for Luton!

15:53 , Matt Verri

The Hatters were beaten 3-1 by Sheffield United at home last time out, a real blow to their hopes of moving away from relegation trouble.

They will stay 17th whatever happens this afternoon, but victory would move them four points of Everton, with a game in hand too. It would be a strong position.

In the building!

15:46 , Matt Verri

The visitors have arrived at Kenilworth Road...

Ten Hag names unchanged side

15:40 , Matt Verri

Big news for Man United is that Luke Shaw is fit to start, making it an unchanged team for the visitors.

Scott McTominay’s winner at Aston Villa not enough for him to force his way into the team, as Kobbie Mainoo and Casemiro partner each other in midfield once again.

Antony, Christian Eriksen and Victor Lindelof among those on the bench.

For Luton, two changes. Teden Mengi comes in for Reece Burke as one of three centre-backs, with Tahith Chong preferred to Jordan Clark in midfield.

Man United team news

15:32 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Onana, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Mainoo, Casemiro, Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund

Subs: Bayindir, Lindelof, Amrabat, Eriksen, Diallo, Antony, Evans, McTominay, Forson.

Luton team news

15:31 , Matt Verri

Starting XI: Kaminski, Mengi, Osho, Bell, Chong, Lokonga, Barkley, Doughty, Ogbene, Morris, Adebayo.

Subs: Berry, Woodrow, Kabore, Burke, Mpanzu, Clark, Krul, Townsend, Nelson

Edwards hails Hojlund impact

15:24 , Matt Verri

Luton boss Rob Edwards has been full of praise for Rasmus Hojlund in the build-up to this match, believing the Man United striker is capable of causing his side plenty of problems.

“He’s come with a big price tag to a big club and it must be difficult, but I think he’s handled himself really well,” Edwards said.

“He’s performing well and getting the goals now so he’s going to be a tough one to keep quiet on Sunday.”

Welcome to the Man United revolution

15:14 , Matt Verri

His 25 per cent stake is not ratified yet, but the moves Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos team are making indicate his intention with Manchester United is for revolution rather than evolution, writes Pete Hall.

With the investment in United now approved by the Premier League and the FA — only final formalities will delay ratification into next week — Ratcliffe has been conducting an audit of the club, overseen by former head of British Cycling Sir Dave Brailsford, and he's already helped secure a major coup, with more to come.

Omar Berrada has been sensationally poached from rivals Manchester City to become the club's new CEO, with Newcastle's Dan Ashworth set to become United's new sporting director. All before Ratcliffe and Brailsford have even been given their own desk at the Carrington training base.

Read our full feature here!

Good news for Luton fans...

15:06 , Matt Verri

In the earlier Premier League kick-off this afternoon, Sheffield United are 2-0 down at half-time against Brighton, having had Mason Holgate sent-off.

Looks almost certain they will fall to yet another defeat - victory for Luton here would move them ten points clear of Sheffield United and Burnley.

14:56 , Giuseppe Muro

Rasmus Hojlund could become just the fourth United player to score in six successive Premier League appearances today.

If he does that the £72m signing will emulate Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Eric Cantona.

Stats

14:48 , Giuseppe Muro

- Luton's only victory in their past five Premier League games was by 4-0 at home against Brighton & Hove Albion (D2, L2).

- The only team they have failed to score against in 12 Premier League home games this season is Spurs.

- Manchester United are looking to win five consecutive matches in all competitions for the first time since January 2023.

- Scott McTominay's seven league goals this season have been worth 12 points, the most of any player in the division.

14:41 , Giuseppe Muro

Luton vs Man United latest odds

Luton to win: 11/4

Draw: 23/10

Man Utd to win: 4/6

Odds via Betfair and subject to change.

Head-to-head results

14:34 , Giuseppe Muro

The two teams have only met twice this century, with the Red Devils unbeaten in 12 meetings dating back to 1987.

Luton wins: 4

Draws: 7

Man Utd wins: 30

Prediction

14:27 , Giuseppe Muro

It would be a surprise not to see a United team in this kind of form go to Luton and drop points.

Man Utd to win 2-1.

Manchester United team news

14:21 , Giuseppe Muro

Manchester United hope Luke Shaw will be fit after he was taken off at half-time against Aston Villa last weekend.

Erik ten Hag said Shaw’s withdrawal at Villa Park was precautionary, given his injury record this season.

“We are positive he can make it,” said Ten Hag on Friday. “So, he fell out [of the game], it was a precaution [to substitute him] and I think it was the right decision, especially when you, afterwards, win the game. “But we are working to Sunday.”

If Shaw is fit, United could name an unchanged team from the side which beat Villa 2-1.

Scott McTominay scored the late winner in that game but faces a tough task to dislodge the central midfield pairing of Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo, who have started the last four games together since Casemiro returned from injury.

Luton team news

14:13 , Giuseppe Muro

Luton have no fresh injury concerns.

New signing Daiki Hashioka could be included for the first time.

Mads Andersen, Marvelous Nakamba and captain Tom Lockyer remain the only long-term absentees.

How to watch: Sky Sports

14:06 , Giuseppe Muro

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage starts after Sheffield United’s game with Brighton earlier in the day.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.

Good afternoon!

14:03 , Giuseppe Muro

Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Luton vs Manchester United!

After Tottenham slipped up against Wolves yesterday, Manchester United can take advantage to boost their Champions League hopes.

And it’s a big game for Luton in their battle to avoid relegation.

We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 4.30pm GMT from Kenilworth Road. Stay with us!