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Manchester United tackle Luton City within the Premier League this afternoon and each golf equipment might be determined for the three factors, however for differing causes.
The Pink Devils have been in high quality type of late, successful each sport they’ve performed this yr, besides the 2-2 draw with Tottenham final month.
The Mancunian facet might additionally shut the hole to Spurs to 3 factors after the North London facet surprisingly misplaced at house to Wolves yesterday afternoon. Luton then again, have managed to tug themselves out of the relegation zone into seventeenth and might be aiming to increase their hole from the drop zone.
This would be the first league match between the 2 at Kenilworth Highway since 1992, nevertheless the 2 sides did play out a league cup tie in September 2020, the place United ran out 0-3 winners.
In anticipation of the massive match, listed here are three massive themes that United followers are speaking about within the hours main as much as the match.
A reunion with acquainted faces
United academy graduates Teden Mengi and Tahith Chong will each be aiming to make an enormous impression in opposition to their former facet this afternoon.
Mengi spoke lately about his robust however vital determination to depart Outdated Trafford in the summertime and he has solely gone from power to power as he has performed 20 occasions for the Hatters this season. The England under-20 worldwide already put in a high quality show at his former house floor when United narrowly defeated Luton 1-0 in November, by an unlikely Victor Lindelof strike.
The 21 yr outdated’s high quality kind has even seen Bundesliga leaders, Bayer Leverkusen, present curiosity in whisking him away within the coming switch window.
Chong has additionally been closely concerned this marketing campaign, enjoying 22 occasions for the membership and scoring a well-known objective in opposition to Liverpool to safe a 1-1 draw for the facet from Kenilworth Highway.
Rasmus Hojlund aiming to proceed to match extra legends
After a troublesome begin to life in Premier League soccer, Hojlund has began to really feel far more at house in England’s high division.
The Dane lately grew to become solely the second participant to attain on his twenty first birthday in Premier League historical past in opposition to West Ham at Outdated Trafford.
Moreover, the previous Atalanta striker’s objective in opposition to Aston Villa final week was his fifth consecutive within the Premier League and he grew to become the second youngest participant to realize such a feat after Nicolas Anelka.
Have been the person from Copenhagen to attain at Luton, he would “grow to be simply the fourth United participant to attain in six successive Premier League appearances, emulating Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Eric Cantona”.
50 up with journey to Kenilworth Highway
When the Pink Devils take to the sector, it is going to be the fiftieth totally different stadium the membership have performed at for the reason that starting of the Premier League period in 1992.
United are one among solely six groups who’ve managed to play each season of Premier League soccer and consequently, have travelled to a spread of grounds up and down the nation, even in Wales at Cardiff and Swansea.
Erik ten Hag’s facet might be hoping to rejoice the landmark with a powerful efficiency and crucially, three factors taken again to Outdated Trafford of their pursuit of Champions League soccer.
The match will kick off at 16.30 GMT and be proven reside on Sky Sports activities for viewers in the UK.
