In the early morning of December 12, Beijing time, the 16th round of the Premier League continued, and in a focus battle, Manchester United challenged Norwich.
In terms of rankings, there is still a considerable gap between the two teams, and Norwich have been at the bottom of the Premier League for a long time. However, after the change of coach, the team has had a clear rebound, the last 5 rounds of league 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, ending the embarrassment of the opening 10 rounds of no wins.
Manchester United also began their unbeaten journey after experiencing a change of manager. After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left the squad, United first won away to Villarreal in the Champions League, then drew away to leaders Chelsea and won at home to Arsenal.
Last weekend's league win, Manchester United won small victories over Crystal Palace, midweek Champions League, Lonnick sent a large number of substitutes, still drawing with the youngsters.
With no goals scored in the last round of the Premier League and no midweek league appearances, Cristiano Ronaldo's goal record is temporarily stuck at 801 goals. Facing Norwich at the weekend, Ronaldo has already started, and Manchester United's front trident is Rashford, Sancho and Ronaldo, which is also Ronnick's more accustomed forward configuration.
After the opening, Norwich took the offensive and occupied the initiative on the field. United's defenders made consecutive passing mistakes and were at one point quite passive.
It was 10 minutes before United finally eased up and gradually took control of the situation. However, whether it is B fees or full-backs, Manchester United often "give up the near and far" to take long passes to transfer, and there are consecutive mistakes.
In the first half of the game, United did not have many opportunities, and Cristiano Ronaldo's shots, Maguire's headers, and Dalot's shots were all deflected by Krul.
With a 0-0 match, the two teams entered the second half.
Although United took the initiative, they also nearly conceded the ball, Andpuki's shot was quite quality, and De Gea jumped up and his fingertips touched the ball slightly.
In the 72nd minute, United finally found their chance. At one point, he was won 4 consecutive corners by his opponent, and Ronaldo "stood up".
Inside the penalty area, C Ronaldo was pulled by his opponent in the scramble. Ronaldo raised his hands in a gesture and the referee decisively blew the penalty.
Ronaldo himself, shot hard, scored easily, scored his 802nd career goal, and United also took a 1-0 lead.
Neither team was able to score in the time that followed, and in the end, United won 1-0 away to Norwich to win three consecutive league games and open a crazy point-chasing mode.
After the game, United's points reached 27 points, surpassing Arsenal and Tottenham Tottenham to tie fourth-place West Ham and 11 points away from Top Manchester City.