Sutton: Hojlund's 'instinctive' chested goal at Luton was GENIUS - he meant it

The plaudits keep coming in for red-hot Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund and Mail Sport columnist Chris Sutton has added to them after his stunning goal against Luton Town.

Hojlund was the Red Devils' hero as they came away with a 2-1 win at Kenilworth Road - thanks to his brace inside the opening seven minutes.

After opening the scoring on 37 seconds, the Dane demonstrated his goalscoring nous with a brilliant chested finish after a wayward shot from Alejandro Garnacho.

The goal led to debate whether or not he actually meant it, but Sutton is under no illusion that 'instinctive' Hojlund knew what he was doing.

'The chested goal was genius. Anybody who has played sport to a reasonable level would know that he meant that,' he said on Mail Sport's It's All Kicking Off podcast on Monday.

'You have a blueprint in your head and it's because of hours and hours of training and being in situations, your peripheral vision, you're just aware and in those moments it happens so fast, but you know what you want to do and try to do and it's instinct. It's impudence. That's what it is.

'I've mentioned on this pod before about the 10,000-hour rule, but it's being in situations and just all of a sudden it happens.

'He knew what he was trying to do. It's the picture which he sees. He knows the goalposts don't move. He knows what he's trying to do.

'I don't even think that it's because he's now hit his straps in terms of the goals which he's scoring that happened. I just think it's an awareness in the in the moment.'

Mail Sport's Dominic King was in agreement with Sutton's assessment - acknowledging the way Hojlund positioned himself to score.

'I agree with you entirely. I'd been at Bramall Lane [watching Sheffield United lose 5-0 at home