Manchester United 1-0 Norwich City: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by C. Ronaldo
NORWICH. Manchester United overcomes Norwich City 1-0 after C. Ronaldo scored a penalty (75').
NORWICH. Manchester United beats Norwich City 1-0 after C. Ronaldo scored a penalty (75′).
The match was played at the Carrow Road stadium in Norwich on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Darren England with the assistance of Constantine Hatzidakis and Peter James Kirkup. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.11 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Norwich City was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Manchester United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Manchester United was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester United won the encounter.
Norwich City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Norwich City received 1 yellow card (P. Lees Melou). On the other side, Manchester United received 1 yellow card (D. Dalot).
After this match, Norwich City will stay with 10 points like Burnley and Newcastle United to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Manchester United will have 24 points to move up in the 7th place.
Match Events
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21'21'
J. Sorensen
G. Hanley
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67'67'
M. Greenwood
J. Sancho
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70'70'
T. Cantwell
P. Placheta
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74'74'
E. Bailly
V. Lindelof
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75'75'
C. Ronaldo (Penalty)
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77'77'
P. Lees Melou
L. Rupp
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77'77'
D. Dalot
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88'88'
D. van de Beek
B. Fernandes
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90'90'
P. Lees Melou
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Norwich City will host Aston Villa on the 14th of December with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Aston Villa (1 draw).
Manchester United will play away with Brentford on the 14th of December with a 0-0 head to head record.
Norwich City: Formation and Lineups
Norwich City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Dean Smith chose to play with the following team: Tim Krul , Max Aarons , Grant Hanley , Ozan Kabak , Dimitrios Giannoulis , Lukas Rupp , Billy Gilmour , Kenny McLean , Przemysław Płacheta , Teemu Pukki and Josh Sargent .
Norwich City could not rely on the presence of J. Sorensen (injured).
Substitutes
Norwich City made 3 changes: G. Hanley for J. Sorensen (21′), P. Placheta for T. Cantwell (70′) and L. Rupp for P. Lees Melou (77′).
Best player: Tim Krul
The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was the goalkeeper: Tim Krul. His rating is 7.24. He performed 4 saves.
Manchester United: Formation and Lineups
Manchester United started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
On the opposite side, Ralf Rangnick played with: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Victor Lindelöf , Harry Maguire , Alex Telles , Scott McTominay , Fred , Jadon Sancho , Bruno Fernandes , Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford .
Substitutes
Manchester United made 3 changes: J. Sancho for M. Greenwood (67′), V. Lindelof for E. Bailly (74′) and B. Fernandes for D. van de Beek (88′).
Top player: Alex Telles
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester United was Alex Telles even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
