English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 16, 2022
Norwich City LLLDW 2
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Manchester United LWLDL 3
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NOR112
MAN213
Old Trafford · 73,381 att.

Match Report

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Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick leads Man United to rollercoaster win over Norwich

Manchester United needed a Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick to see off bottom-club Norwich City in a rollercoaster 3-2 win.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
2
39.2
Possession
60.8
15
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
313
Accurate Passes
556
386
Passes
623
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
41
28
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
10
18
Effective Clearances
11
18
Clearances
11

Highlights

01:28 Hislop: Bemusing to see Man United in top 4 race Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MAN leads series 5-0

Lineups

MAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 2Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 5Harry MaguireCD-R
  4. 27Alex TellesLB
  5. 20Diogo DalotRB
  6. 6Paul PogbaCM
  7. 14Jesse LingardLM
  8. 18Bruno FernandesRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 25Jadon SanchoLF
  11. 36Anthony ElangaRF

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 4Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 5Grant HanleyCD-R
  4. 30Dimitris GiannoulisLB
  5. 3Sam ByramRB
  6. 20Pierre Lees-MelouAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 16Mathias NormannRM
  9. 22Teemu PukkiF
  10. 17Milot RashicaAM-L
  11. 10Kieran DowellAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Manchester United 1, Norwich City 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
  2. 32' Goal! Manchester United 2, Norwich City 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a corner.
  3. 45'+1' Goal! Manchester United 2, Norwich City 1. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
  4. 52' Goal! Manchester United 2, Norwich City 2. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  5. 53' VAR Decision: Goal Norwich City - Manchester United 2-2 Norwich City (Teemu Pukki).
  6. 63' Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Jesse Lingard.
  7. 73' Substitution, Norwich City. Billy Gilmour replaces Kenny McLean.
  8. 74' Substitution, Norwich City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Kieran Dowell.
  9. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Paul Pogba.
  10. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Alex Telles.
  11. 76' Goal! Manchester United 3, Norwich City 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  12. 82' Substitution, Norwich City. Jonathan Rowe replaces Pierre Lees-Melou because of an injury.

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