Manchester United won all three points at Carrow Road with a 1-0 victory over Norwich City on Saturday with a defensive performance that made up for mistakes at the opposite end.
The visitors were out of rhythm in the first half and created few chances. Alex Telles the best of them all with his free kick that went wide of the crossbar earlier Cristiano RonaldoHis left foot scored a save from Tim Krul.
Dean Smith’s team had some promising plays throughout the game and were unlucky to take the lead Teemu PukkiIts efforts have forced David de Gea go into implementation. But despite the Canaries’ best efforts to get ahead, Max Aarons allegedly fouled Ronaldo, who committed no fouls from the penalty spot.
Norwich responds almost immediately when Ozan Kabak There was a lot of contact on his header, making De Gea an excellent save. After Ronaldo refused Marcus RashfordDe Gea’s save was once again called into action with a close-in save to complete the man’s performance in the match worthy of all three points.
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Positive
Coach Ralf Rangnick’s army is always close to the opponent even though it is not done on the other side of the field. The home team will wonder how they failed to score.
Negative
A sloppy offensive performance meant Manchester United had to rely on defense and goalkeeping.
Manager rating above 10
Ralf Rangnick, 7 years old – An aggressive team selection has seen Rangnick’s best players deployed further forward, even though he hasn’t received the dividend he expected. Manager’s decision to withdraw Victor Lindelof also immediately noticeable, with Sweden The international seemed to feel something out of place in his heart.
Player Rating (1-10; 10 = best, players referred after 70 minutes are not ranked)
GK David de Gea, 9 – The Spain The international had very little work to do for most of the first half but made a beautiful save from Teemu Pukki’s strike before Ozan Kabak’s header from close range denied the audience the equalizer. home.
DF Alex Telles, 5 – The Brazilian’s free-kick almost got Tim Krul in trouble as he watched it go wide of the post in the first half.
DF Harry Maguire, 6 – Maguire was more consistent after a sloppy pass early and showed good concentration against Norwich’s barrage of attacks.
DF Victor Lindelof, 6 – A performance assured at centre-back with Lindelof reacting quickly to Canary runs at the back, although he had to withdraw early on what appeared to be a health issue.
DF Diogo Dalot, 7 – Dalot crossed up and down the right flank but had to be careful in the second half when Norwich fouled players running down his channel. One of United’s better players of the day.
MF Bruno Fernandes, 5 – Too much waste of the ball and that causes possession to be negligently overturned too many times.
MF Fred, 7 – The 28-year-old proved to enjoy playing under Rangnick and he is suited to a higher pressing style of play. He made a number of passes with the aim of helping to convert United’s attack to a higher level, and he was equally adept with his defensive performances.
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Derek Rae and Herculez Gomez react to the news that Chris Armas will join Ralf Rangnick’s coaching staff at Manchester United.
MF Scott McTominay, 7 – The Scotland The international’s pace of work is tireless as he returns to stop the Canaries, who are attacking the central areas with speed. McTominay is also a keeper of the ball and is very sharp in possession. A featured performer on a Saturday night.
MF Jadon Sancho, 5 – Sancho produces some promising moments but they are few and far between. The 21-year-old was unknown for too many parts of the game and was eventually substituted for Mason Greenwood.
FW Marcus Rashford, 5 years old – Norwich’s deep line does not allow Rashford to utilize his pace as much as he would like, while there is also little link between the 24-year-old and Ronaldo. Let the ball go too much overall.
FW Cristiano Ronaldo, 6 years old – Ronaldo missed a volley to the cheers of the Carrow Road crowd early on but corrected with a penalty he won and delivered with class.
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Mason Greenwood, 6 years old – Substituted Sancho in the 67th minute and renewed United’s pace from the start, though it wasn’t long before he saw his team take the lead.
Eric Bailly, N / CHEAP – Substituted for Lindelof in the 77th minute but it didn’t look like the game was stable at any point.
Donny van de Beek, N / CHEAP – came on for Fernandes in the 89th minute and took a free kick that almost resulted in a goal.
