Ruyford and Martial missed 11m, Man Utd still won Norwich 3-1 in round 10 of the Premier League.

The first away win in 232 days, against Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League, did not help Man Utd enter well on the trip to Carrow Road. Norwich City stand in the penultimate, losing three of the last four rounds, again the team with the most dangerous opportunity first. Right at the fourth minute, Emiliano Buendia ripped open the “Red Heart” defense and cleared the deck for Todd Cantwell at the edge of 16m50, but the left winger’s shot did not go into the goal.

After the personal efforts of Andreas Pereira and Marcus Rashford, it was not until the 19th minute that the visitors’ line found each other in combination. Anthony Martial takes the ball in the right corner, then pokes it down for Rashford to shoot diagonally from the narrow corner. However, Tim Krul closed the corner and pushed the ball all the way.

Rashford’s chance sparked a 10-minute burst of Man Utd. In the corner right after that, Martial struck into the head of the city, but Tim Krul’s ecstatic reflex prevented the French striker from signing on the electronic board. However, before Scott McTominay’s quick and dangerous one-touch shot in the 21st minute, the Dutch goalkeeper had to go into the net to pick up the ball.

In the final 15 minutes, Norwich played with 10 people due to Buendia’s injury leaving the pitch but the home team was no longer entitled to a substitution. Man Utd not only did not take advantage of the opportunity to score a fourth goal but also let “Canaries” shorten the score to 1-3. 88 minutes, McTominay to lose the ball in the middle of the field. Substitute Onel Hernandez came straight into the middle of the visitors’ field, surpassing the three, before netting De Gea.

The match had six minutes of extra time but Norwich could not find De Gea netting a second time. With three points in full, Man Utd rose to seventh place, seven points behind the top four, but one point behind Tottenham – the team lost to Liverpool 1-2 in the match at the same time.