The home fans bank on three points in this game, and the home advantage could be decisive versus a stumbling visitor. Manchester United are in 7th position while the guesting Norwich City fret at 20th.
- Norwich City have the fewest scored goals (20) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Manchester United form and stats
8-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Manchester United so far this season.
The followers are hoping that Manchester United will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Everton (placed 17th). Maguire, defender, was given a rating of 7.65/10 in that game, top of the team. Maguire hit one key pass and won 10 of 12 duels.
In the match before that, Manchester United hosted Leicester City and drew the game 1-1.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for United home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager Rangnick will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Liverpool in only three days.
Manchester United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Old Trafford with 25 goals in 16 league matches. On the other hand, United have conceded 19 goals.
Norwich City form and stats
Norwich City have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-3-10 (15 played).
180 minutes! That's how long the Norwich City goalkeeper Tim Krul and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Norwich City had fun at their own home (Old Trafford) last time out, beating Burnley 2-0. Pukki and Melou scored. Krul was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.03. The agile goalkeeper Krul topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-0 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion's stadium before that.The attacking power of Norwich City when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 15 league matches away. The Norwich manager Smith has some worries about the defense as 32 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the history books show this recent match: Norwich City - Manchester United 0-1. Statistics for the former ten meetings between these two contenders are: nine wins for Manchester United, zero draws and one win for Norwich City. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Ronaldo 12 goals |  B. Borges Fernandes 9 goals |   T. Pukki 9 goals |
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| Manchester United | Norwich City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 49 | 25 | 14 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 42 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 32 | 63 |
| 97% | 94% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 87% | 87% |
| 74% | 69% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 81% |
| 45% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 53% | 58% |
| 39% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 29% | 31% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 10% |
| 61% | 50% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 27% | 39% |
| 23% | 25% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 19% |
| 19% | 31% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 67% | 55% |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 15.4 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 8.5 | 10.2 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 31% | 30% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| 13.2 | 11.9 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 23.7 | 19.6 | 16.7 |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6 | 5.8 |
- Manchester United have scored more than double the goals of Norwich City.
- Norwich City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Norwich City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Norwich City have the fewest scored goals (20) in Premier League
- Norwich City have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Premier League
- Norwich City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
- Norwich City have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
- Norwich City have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in Premier League
- Norwich City have the the worst goal difference (-24) away in Premier League
- Norwich City have the the worst goal difference (-43) in Premier League
- Norwich City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 52 | 74 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 79 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 57 | 73 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 41 | 62 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 57 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 54 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 51 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 51 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -3 | 40 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | -9 | 37 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Brentford | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 48 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 | Southampton | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 36 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -20 | 34 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 68 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 38 | -30 | 33 |
| 17 | Everton | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 33 | -19 | 28 |
| 18 | Burnley | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -19 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -31 | 22 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -43 | 21 |
- Manchester United
- Manchester Evening News - (local newspaper)
- Man U News - (news aggregator)
- Norwich City
- Norwich Evening News - (local newspaper)
