Hojlund’s red hot scoring form has Man United pushing for a top-4 spot with the goals suddenly flowing easily for the Manchester United striker.<\/p>\n
The only thing that noticeably flowed easily for United in their 2-1 win at Luton\u00a0on Sunday were the goals courtesy of the Dane’s scoring form, which could be enough to spark a late push for a top-four spot for Manchester United.<\/p>\n
After going scoreless in his first 14 Premier League matches, the Dutch international netted twice in the opening seven minutes at Kenilworth Road, becoming the youngest player to score in six straight League games. The excitement fizzled out after that as United spent much of the game hanging on after Hojlund\u2019s brilliant performance.<\/p>\n
The win is United\u2019s fourth straight league victory that puts them just three points behind fifth-place Tottenham.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe made it hard for ourselves today,\u201d Hojlund said. \u201cI was rubbing my hands a lot of times because I was quite nervous. I\u2019m grateful for the win though, but a little bit lucky.”<\/p>\n
Despite this being a disappointing season for Ten Hag’s side, a top-four finish is now beginning to look like a realistic prospect.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we are back in the race and we are building momentum,\u201d Ten Hag said. \u201cWe need to build pressure. Every game is a final to get closer to them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hojlund’s goals are clearly the main reason for optimism rekindling at United, as a striker who seems reliable, at least for now, to score on a more consistent basis.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe can perform under stress,\u201d Ten Hag said of Hojlund. \u201cAnd when things go against him like in the first half of the season, he has abilities to be a strong character and he\u2019s determined to score goals. And that\u2019s what we saw. … You see he\u2019s a fighter. He keeps going. And he has great abilities in front of the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hojlund\u2019s first goal came via intercepting a poor pass by defender Amari\u2019i Bell to run clear through on goal and around goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski before slotting the ball into the empty net.<\/p>\n
The second came with a with a benevolent wink from Lady Luck when Alejandro Garnacho’s shot after a corner struck Hojlund in the chest and bounced into the net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"