Luton fell just short in their attempts to gain another point to their Premier League survival hopes when they were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United at Kenilworth Road on Sunday evening.
The Hatters had fallen 2-0 down inside seven minutes when Rasmus Højlund scored twice, before Carlton Morris quickly pulled one back. The hosts then gave everything in their attempts to level, but couldn’t breach the Red Devils’ goal again, and to find out how the Town players rated, see below.
9. Tahith Chong: 8
Recalled against his former side and was a big reason in Luton being able to find a way back into the game, driving forward on the left and sending in a shot that was deflected for Morris to head home. Kept on pushing as he combined well with Doughty, able to produce his now trademark passes through the defence to spring a team-mate free. Saw a number of shots blocked, before tiring and replaced midway through the second half which was understandable given the helter-skelter nature of the contest. Photo: Liam Smith
10. Cauley Woodrow: 7.5
Had a far different afternoon than he would have been expecting, a late call-up to start once Adebayo pulled up in the warm-up. Did well to get up to speed with the pace of things after having limited Premier League exposure this season, although needless early booking meant he had to be careful. Best chance came when picked out by Barkley only for United to get a desperate block in, as another controlled effort was straight at Onana after the break. Might well be needed at Anfield again on Wednesday night. Photo: Liam Smith
11. Carlton Morris: 9
Easily his best performance of the season as he looked confident from the word go, relishing the chance to go up against Maguire, definitely getting the better of the England international, who was withdrawn at the break having been booked for bringing the forward down. Bravely put his head in to give Luton a lifeline and nod home a third goal in three games, while was narrowly wide with another blast. Led the line with real authority and some clever flicks, a major reason why Town came so close to snatching a point. Photo: Liam Smith
12. Andros Townsend (SUB): 7.5
Came on when Luton were starting to tire and was able to inject some more energy into the hosts for the latter stages. Showed some lovely footwork to dance again from two visiting players as he always tried to get at the Red Devils' defence during his late cameo. Looked up to deliver some crosses from the right but they were often repelled by a resilient United defence. Photo: Liam Smith