Useful minutes for a number of players after the short/non-existent pre-season, even if it was a struggle for a large portion of the match.
AWB, Matic and Fred started training late and haven’t played until this fixture.
There’s something different about Lingard. The body language is different, he looks more serious about the job and he’s finally making an effort and working hard, even if the end product and shooting was poor.
Has he finally grown up and realised his career at Utd is close to being cut short?
Sorry Jesse, it’s a bit late in the day. He still has to be sold.
Great link play up for Rashford’s late goal.
I’ve criticised him elsewhere on the forum and still don’t think he’s as good as other think he is, but his short 10 minute cameo saw a return to his best form, although it was against some very tired Luton players.
Rashford needs to play more up front, rather than playing up and down the wing, where his lack of ability is exposed too often.
With Ighalo looking leggy and sluggish, we need another striker.
Rashford could then be rotated along with the other front players, rather being an automatic starter in every game.
It should keep the forwards on their game if managed well and help us cope better with the heavily congested fixture list and injuries.