Cristiano Ronaldo was Manchester United’s saviour once again as his penalty helped them edge to a 1-0 win at Norwich.
After being pulled down by Max Aarons, the Portuguese slammed the ball past Tim Krul to make it two wins from two in the Premier League for interim boss Ralf Rangnick.
The Red Devils were on the whole deserving winners but the home side had their chances – David de Gea doing brilliantly to deny Teemu Pukki and Ozan Kabak, while Billy Gilmour’s deflected strike whistled just past the post.
There was a worrying moment just before Ronaldo’s goal as Victor Lindelof was seen holding the area around his chest. No chances were taken by Man United’s medical staff as the defender was swiftly taken off.
Rangnick revealed after the match that the defender is OK and went off after a collision earlier in the match.
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It was a steady start to the Carrow Road clash with Man United controlling possession although they did manage to carve out a few meaningful opportunities.
Krul tipped a deflected Telles free-kick onto the bar, while also beating away Ronaldo’s left-footed strike. Krul was also equal to Maguire’s stooping header which almost looped into the net.
Norwich didn’t come to the table in an attacking sense until the 56th minute but it was an effort almost worth the wait as Pukki’s rasping left-footed strike needed De Gea to produce a fine stop.
The 70th minute of the match saw a concerning moment as Lindelof went down on the pitch with a complaint with his chest. Eric Bailly was brought on in his place.
After the match, Rangnick said: ‘Yeah he had a collision, he can’t even remember what it was.
‘But he was struggling to breathe so he said he felt pain on his chest but right now they checked him, they did all the tests and everything seems to be OK.’
United got their penalty moments after the change was made as Ronaldo was dragged to the floor when Aarons grabbed him by the neck. Ronaldo made no mistake as he smashed the ball home from 12 yards, sending Krul the wrong way.
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