Premier League: Manchester United demolishes Norwich City 3-2 with 3 goals from C. Ronaldo
MANCHESTER. Manchester United overcame Norwich City 3-2 thanks to C. Ronaldo who scored in the 7th, 32nd and 76th minute.
MANCHESTER. Manchester United bested Norwich City 3-2 thanks to C. Ronaldo who scored in the 7th, 32nd and 76th minute. Manchester United was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In the presence of 73,381 spectators. The referee was Andy Madley with the assistance of Simon Beck and Adrian Holmes. The 4th official was Jonathan Moss. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20 degrees Celsius or 67.98 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 51%.
Match Statistics
Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 61% while Norwich City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Manchester United was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester United won the match.
Manchester United shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Norwich City shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Manchester United. On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Norwich City.
After this contest, Manchester United will have 51 points like West Ham United to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Norwich City will stay with 21 points to stay in the 20th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
C. Ronaldo
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32'32'
C. Ronaldo
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45'45'
K. Dowell
T. Pukki
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52'52'
T. Pukki
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63'63'
N. Matic
J. Lingard
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73'73'
B. Gilmour
K. McLean
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74'74'
J. Mata
P. Pogba
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74'74'
M. Rashford
A. Telles
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74'74'
P. Placheta
K. Dowell
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76'76'
C. Ronaldo
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82'82'
J. Rowe
P. Lees Melou
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester United will play away against Liverpool on the 19th of April with a 17-13 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (9 draws).
Norwich City will host Newcastle United on the 23rd of April with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (5 draws).
Manchester United: Formation and Lineups
Manchester United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ralf Rangnick chose to play with the following team: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Harry Maguire , Victor Lindelöf , Alex Telles , Bruno Fernandes , Paul Pogba , Jesse Lingard , Anthony Elanga , Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho .
Substitutes
Manchester United made 3 changes: J. Lingard for N. Matic (63′), P. Pogba for J. Mata (74′) and A. Telles for M. Rashford (74′).
Top player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester United was Cristiano Ronaldo.
His rating is with 3 goals, 30 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Norwich City: Formation and Lineups
Norwich City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Dean Smith played with: Tim Krul , Sam Byram , Grant Hanley , Ben Gibson , Dimitrios Giannoulis , Mathias Normann , Kenny McLean , Kieran Dowell , Pierre Lees Melou , Milot Rashica and Teemu Pukki .
Substitutes
Norwich City made 3 changes: K. McLean for B. Gilmour (73′), K. Dowell for P. Placheta (74′) and P. Lees Melou for J. Rowe (82′).
Top player: Kieran Dowell
The player who no doubt impressed Norwich City the most was Kieran Dowell.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
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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.
