After scoring the first goal against Luton Town, Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United has became the youngest player to score in six straight Premier League games.

His goal-scoring streak began on Boxing Day when he scored a brilliant goal against Aston Villa, helping Erik ten Hag’s team come back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Villains 3-2.

The former Atalanta player completed matches against Tottenham, Wolves, and West Ham after missing the loss against Nottingham Forest due to illness. This brought his season total to 10.

He made it five goals in a row last Sunday when he swept home Harry Maguire’s flick on at Villa Park. United came through late to record another thrilling victory away from home.

Leading the charge against the Hatters, Rasmus took advantage of an early error by Amari’i Bell to score past Luton custodian Thomas Kaminski with ease.

After setting the tone for an exciting first half in Bedfordshire, the Dane scored United’s fastest-ever Premier League away goal in just 37 seconds.

A mere two weeks after turning twenty-one, Hojlund defeated Joe Willock, a midfielder for Newcastle United, to become the youngest player to score in six consecutive games.

Shortly after signing from Arsenal, Willock embarked on a scorching run for the Magpies at the age of 21 years and 272 days.

Favourite among fans From March to August 2003, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored goals in ten consecutive United premier league games. However, in November 2015, Jamie Vardy broke his league record by scoring eleven goals in a succession.

Hojlund is only the fourth Red to accomplish the feat; fellow strikers Eric Cantona and Cristiano Ronaldo also managed six goals between March and April 1996 and 2008, respectively. He also added another goal shortly after, deftly chesting home Alejandro Garnacho’s shot to give the Reds a brief 2-0 lead.

 

Hojlund was younger than Ronaldo in 2007 when he scored and provided an assist in back-to-back Premier League games.