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George Smith

Manchester United fans go crazy as Cristiano Ronaldo scores winning penalty vs Norwich City

Manchester United's supporters have reacted to Cristiano Ronaldo giving Manchester United a hard-fought win against Norwich City at Carrow Road.

After being pulled to the ground by his shoulder by Canaries right-back Max Aarons, Ronaldo smashed home his third goal in as many games to score his first goal under Ralf Rangnick.

Up against penalty-saving specialist Tim Krul, Ronaldo smashed his right-footed effort into the right side of the goal, sending the Dutchman the wrong way.

It was an emphatic strike from the Portuguese star, taking his tally of goals for the season in all competitions to 13, seven of which have now come in the Premier League.

In what was proving to be a drab contest in Norfolk, Ronaldo's calmness from the spot was exactly what United needed.

Having stepped up when United needed him most once again, the supporters, unsurprisingly, have been waxing lyrical about him on social media. Below, MEN Sport has taken a look at what the United faithful have had to say.

After taking the lead, Rangnick's side were forced to survive a couple of scares. David de Gea produced an outstanding save to turn away Ozan Kabak's header, before Billy Gilmour's effort from the edge of the box went narrowly wide.

United, though, could have added a second through Ronaldo, but he fired over the top of the bar from close range after connecting with Marcus Rashford's cross, before Bruno Fernandes poked an effort wide of the target.

We've teamed up with LiveScore to invite fans to nominate their favourite results - the games which were much more than a score. Nominate the match that mattered to you here .

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