Norwich
Cristiano Ronaldo converted a 75th-minute penalty to give Manchester United a barely deserved 1-0 win at Norwich City in the Premier League on Saturday after the visitors struggled to create chances at Carrow Road.
The result lifted United to fifth place in the standings on 27 points from 16 games, behind fourth-placed West Ham United on goal difference, while Norwich stayed bottom on 10 points.
United’s interim boss Ralf Rangnick was pleased with the outcome and a solid defensive performance but conceded that they needed to improve in every department.
“From the start we controlled the game but didn’t always have the best possible solutions,” Rangnick told the BBC.
“It’s another clean sheet but still a lot of work to do.
“The second half I was not at all happy with the amount of corners that we gave away, but we got the three points.
United lacked a cutting edge until Ronaldo drove in the spot-kick after he was hauled down by home defender Max Aarons.
Ronaldo saw a shot beaten away by Tim Krul in the 37th minute and the home goalkeeper also tipped over a Harry Maguire header on the stroke of halftime after Alex Telles had hit the bar with a deflected free kick early on.
