Kenilworth Road 'has taken a lot of players by surprise'

I had a feeling the match at home to Sheffield United was going to be a tricky one for Luton Town.

Earlier in the season, Burnley came to Kenilworth Road and, because they knew what to expect, it became a Championship-style type of affair with Vincent Kompany's side just about coming out on top.

Chris Wilder and his Blades team know all about the Hatters and the "Kenny" experience and were fully prepared. It was another tight game just like the Burnley one and unfortunately Rob Edwards' team came out on the wrong side.

It is Manchester United at home on Sunday and Luton will hope to put in as good a performance as they have done against other top-10 sides this season at home.

In each of the games against Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Brighton, Newcastle and Chelsea, the head coaches have warned their players what to expect at Luton's tight, hostile ground. But I still think it has taken a lot of players by surprise and some of the superstars have not enjoyed the lack of time on the ball and that opportunity to showcase their talents.

Luton's game plan is not to allow them that chance and it upsets some of these top players whose performances are then underwhelming. Luton beat Brighton and Newcastle, and gave the other top teams mighty scares.

United beat Luton at Old Trafford in November but they might find it more difficult at Kenilworth Road's smaller pitch. And it could be the Hatters play better and pick up more points against the top-half teams in the Premier League rather than the bottom ones.

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