Ronaldo Penalty Sinks Norwich In 1-0 Loss To Man United

Cristiano Ronaldo’s second half penalty spared Manchester United’s blushes in a stuttering 1-0 win away to Norwich City on Saturday evening.

Dean Smith’s hosts started much the better, repeatedly finding space down the flanks of Ralf Rangnick’s narrow 4-2-2-2, though their status as Europe’s worst attack – with just eight goals going into the contest – was evident from the off.

Frustrating their sluggish visitors with five yellow shirts strung across the width of midfield off the ball, Norwich held Manchester United at arm’s length for the opening half-hour. A poor touch from Teemu Pukki on halfway sparked the clearest chance before the interval as Manchester United’s midfield pairing finally delivered the direct, vertical passes Rangnick craves.

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Fred combined with Scott McTominay to provide Ronaldo with the ball in Norwich’s box for the first time on 37 minutes. The Portuguese number seven sent Ozan Kabak sliding off the pitch but offered one too many feints, eventually firing tamely into Tim Krul’s gloves.

Throughout the match, Manchester United’s play was littered with poorly judged and placed passes – despite the distinct lack of adventure in these attempts. Victor Lindelof’s half-cleared header doesn’t exactly fall into this category but it gave Norwich the ball on the edge of the opposition area, allowing Teemu Pukki to rattle off a fierce attempt that David de Gea tipped over 12 minutes after the interval.Manchester United’s keeper was swiftly called back into action as the Canaries won the first and second ball from a corner on the cusp of the hour mark, but Jacob Sorensen’s bundled effort had no power.

While Norwich’s feeble finishing and Manchester United’s toothless display left the game trundling towards a goalless stalemate, the visitors were offered a lifeline after 75 minutes. Ronaldo tumbled dramatically with Max Aarons’ hand naively round his shoulder in the Norwich penalty area, earning the spot kick that he duly dispatched to finally break the deadlock.

Ronaldo may have added to his tally as Norwich were left searching for the victory but De Gea emerged from the contest as United’s saviour, denying Ozan Kabak from a pair of set pieces in the final 15 minutes.

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