MANCHESTER. Manchester United prevailed over Norwich City 3-2 thanks to C. Ronaldo who scored in the 7th, 32nd and 76th minute. Manchester United was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the 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 front of 73,381 spectators. The referee was Andy Madley who was helped by Simon Beck and Adrian Holmes. The 4th official was Jonathan Moss. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 67.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 20 Total 15
- 9 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 11
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 120 Attack 81
- 82 Dangerous attack 37
- 48 Ball safe 42
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 61% while Norwich City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.
Manchester United shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Norwich City shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Manchester United will have 54 points like Arsenal to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Norwich City will stay with 21 points to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away against Arsenal on the 23rd of April with a 19-10 head to head in favor of Manchester United (10 draws).
Norwich City will host Newcastle United on the 23rd of April with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (5 draws).
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ralf Rangnick decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Manchester United made 3 changes: J. Lingard for N. Matic (63′), P. Pogba for J. Mata (74′) and A. Telles for M. Rashford (74′).
Norwich City – Formation
Norwich City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Dean Smith played with: .
Norwich City could not rely on the presence of J. Rowe (injured).
Substitutions
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′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Manchester United – Norwich City – 3-2
- Southampton – Arsenal – 1-0
- Tottenham Hotspur – Brighton & Hove Albion – 0-1
- Watford – Brentford – 1-2
