Manchester United travel to Carrow Road to face the bottom dwellers Norwich City on Saturday. Rangnick’s men will hope to secure another important three points after their vital win against Crystal Palace last week.
The final whistle of Manchester United’s game against Crystal Palace brought a collective sigh of relief at Old Trafford. Manchester United got off to a good start under Ralf Rangnick thanks to a fantastic goal from Fred in the 77th minute of the game.
At the conclusion of the day, the team put forth a good showing. Despite not having enough time to receive training in their new manager’s methods, the Red Devils were able to play according to the manager’s needs.
They were more aggressive in the final third, winning the ball 12 times, the most in a Premier League game since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.
United drew 1-1 with BSC Young Boys yesterday as many of our youth players got a chance to make their debut. Meanwhile, Norwich City was comfortably defeated by Tottenham Hotspur with a 3-0 scoreline last week.
Manchester United is currently placed at the sixth position in the league table with 24 points in 15 games. Meanwhile, Norwich City linger at the bottom of the table with just ten points in 15 games in the Premier League.
The game will be a perfect opportunity for Rangnick and United to grab all three points and continue to win matches in a trot.
Norwich City vs Manchester United: Head-to-head
Total games played between the sides: 14
Norwich City wins: 3
Manchester United wins: 11
Draws: 0
Our Last Meeting: Our last meeting with the Canaries occurred in June 2020 in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. The match ended in United’s favor as we won by a 2-1 scoreline against a resistant Norwich team. The first half of the match didn’t have any goals with it.
But the second half was full of entertainment as Odion Ighalo scored just six minutes into the second half to give United the lead. However, Norwich star attacker Todd Cantwell scored a well-taken goal in the 75th minute to level up things.
Norwich City suddenly had to deal with a big loss as centre-back Timm Klose received a straight red card for fouling Odion Ighalo who was clear on goal.
The game went on to extra time as Harry Maguire scored a very late goal in the 118th minute to secure the semi-final berth for Manchester United.
Last five Premier League games:
Manchester United Current Form: L, L, D, W, W
Norwich City Current Form: W, W, D, D, L
Norwich City vs Manchester United: Team News
Most of the players have returned for United except Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial who are still out and recovering from their injuries. Raphael Varane and Edinson Cavani have begun training with the team and will certainly not play against Norwich. They will be practicing for a week before making the return to the pitch.
The bad news for United is that Aaron Wan-Bissaka was injured against Young Boys as he crashed to the hoarding board and had to be stretched back. He will be assessed and his availability will be confirmed soon.
Meanwhile, for Norwich City, Milot Rashica has been ruled out for up to a month due to a groin injury. For the Canaries, the Kosovo international may miss up to seven games.
Mathias Normann (pelvis injury), Christoph Zimmermann (ankle injury), and long-term absentee Sam Byram are all out.
Opposition Key Man: Teemu Pukki
How can you miss this guy, he has always been saving the Canaries in literally every match with his spectacular goals. His movements are second to none, and he has been clinical while finishing the attacking moves.
This season, he has scored five goals for Norwich in 16 games and it is the highest goal scored by any other player for the Canaries this season. He will be waiting to make an impact at the Carrow Road but will have to face a tough test by the United center-backs.
Our Prediction for the Match:
We expect Manchester United to easily carve out a win here and grab all three points at their home ground. A win by a three-goal margin is highly likely. You can bet on Cristiano Ronaldo to be on the scoreline.
Our Scoreline: Norwich City 0-3 Manchester United
