Rasmus Hojlund shines in Manchester United's thriller v. Luton Town | Premier League | NBC Sports

I LIKE THIS AFTER A DEFEAT. THEY LOVE HIM. THEY GAVE IT A GO. >> IN SIX GAMES, ONE DRAW, FIVE DEFEATS. THEY ARE NOT AFRAID TO GO TOE-TO-TOE WITH THE BIG TEAMS. AND ON THE BACK OF THAT, OF COURSE I LOOK AT THIS TEAM AND THINK THEY ARE GOING TO STAY UP. THEY PLAY REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL. TODAY AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED THEY — MANCHESTER UNITED WERE HANGING ON AT THE END TO GET A DRAW. PUTTING DEFENDERS ON — LIKE, THIS A GOOD LUTON. FOR BEING AT THE BOTTOM, THE RESOURCES, REALLY TGOOD FOOTBAL. >> WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

>> WAY DIFFERENT, ISN’T IT. IT’S WAY DIFFERENT. THE PHILOSOPHY IS DIFFERENT. THE MANAGERS ARE VERY DIFFERENT. I CAN’T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH OF LUTON TOWN. ABSOLUTE CREDIT TO THE NAME OF LUTON TOWN, WHICH IS AN HISTORIC CLUB IN ENGLAND. WE SEE LUTON LEGENDS THERE, DAVID PLEAT AND McARTHUR. THAT’S AN AMAZING KIND OF PERFORMANCE. BELIEF. ATMOSPHERE. TO GIVE MANCHESTER UNITED A GAME LIKE THAT IS STUNNING. TO TIM’S POINT, THEY ARE A GOOD TEAM. LOKONGA AND ROSS BARKLEY IN MIDFIELD EXCELLENT. REALLY, REALLY GREAT. IN ALL MANNERS OF MIDFIELD PLAY. LOKONGA CAME BACK THREE TIMES TO MAKE BLOCKS AND

INTERCEPTIONS THAT WERE — IT WAS WHAT BRUNO WENT THROUGH, LEADING BACK. WING BACKS GET UP AND DOWN, OGBENE AND DELANEY. ALL THIS

WITHOUT THEIR TOP GOAL SCORER, ADEBAYO. I THINK WHAT THEY ARE DOING ON A TINY SHOESTRING BUDGET BY FAR THE LOWEST IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHT NOW, TO PLAY LIKE THAT AND TO COME REALLY, REALLY CLOSE A COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET AN EQUALIZING GOAL IS MAGNIFICENT. >> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE MANCHESTER UNITED TODAY? >> WELL, OVERALL, THEY SEEMED TO BE CRUISING ALONG. IS IT FOUR STRAIGHT PREMIER LEAGUE WINS? THEY ARE GOING REALLY WELL

ALL TOLD. BUT IT JUST, THEY CONCERN ME. THEY DO ULTIMATELY WHEN I LOOK AT THE BEST TEAMS, THAT’S WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BECOME ON THE PITCH, WITH THE QUALITY THEY HAVE IS A HODGEPODGE MIXED BAG REALLY. THERE IS SOME GOOD PLAYERS. REALLY GOOD PERFORMANCES I THINK. HOJLUND’S BEEN GOOD. MAINOO BEEN VERY GOOD. THEY ARE GETTING GOOD PERFORMANCES BUT THEY ARE CHANGING ON. THEY HAVE THREE PLAYERS ON YELLOW CARDS THAT HAVE TO GET TAKEN OFFER. THAT DOESN’T SEEM LIKE A TOP TEAM. >> IN ALL FAIRNESS, THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT THE GAME TO BED TWICE. THEY

HAD OPPORTUNITIES ON THE COUNTERATTACK TO SCORE. THEY ARE A LITTLE SLOPPY AND NOT FINISHING THOSE OFF WHICH MADE IT A DIFFICULT GAME. I SAID AT HALFTIME

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