Ralf Rangnick will take charge of his second Premier League game with Manchester United when they travel to face Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday evening, as the Red Devils aim to close the gap on the top four.
The German’s first game in charge of United ended in a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday, marking the perfect start to a new era at Old Trafford, and now he will be hoping for another three points to continue building momentum.
Norwich are once again rooted to the foot of the Premier League table but their fortunes had begun to change since Dean Smith was appointed as manager, having won his first game and then drawn the next two.
However, a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday meant that they fell back to the bottom of the league, although they are only three points from safety.
Both sides have a number of players on the sidelines to deal with ahead of this game, as the two teams look for three points for very different reasons.
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When is Norwich vs Man Utd?
Norwich vs Man United will kick off at 5:30pm on Saturday, December 11 at Carrow Road.
The last meeting between the two sides came back in June 2020 in a rearranged FA Cup Quarter-Final fixture due to the coronavirus pandemic, in which United won 2-1 after extra time.
Odion Ighalo had put the visitors ahead after 51 minutes, before Todd Cantwell equalised in the 75th minute to take the tie to extra time. From there, Harry Maguire scored in the 118th minute to send United through to the next round.
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How to watch
The match will be televised on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, while Sky customers can stream this via SkyGo and watch in-game clips on the Sky Sports website and app.
Match odds
Norwich vs Man United odds with Grosvenor Sport
Norwich 23/4
Draw 18/5
Man United 4/9
*odds subject to change
Team news
Dean Smith has four players currently out injured ahead of the visit of Man Utd on Saturday, although there is hope that Mathias Normann (pelvic) will have made a full recovery in time.
Brandon Williams is unable to feature against his parent club, so he misses out, along with Sam Byram (fitness), Christoph Zimmermann (ankle) and Milot Rashica (groin).
As for Man United, Rangnick will certainly ring the changes once again from the midweek Champions League tie with Young Boys, as he looks to return some of his best players to the starting lineup.
Luke Shaw and Jesse Lingard are both back after injury, but Anthony Martial (knee) remains sidelined and Rangnick has admitted it is uncertain as to when the Frenchman will return.
The game will come too early for Raphael Varane (thigh) and Edinson Cavani (tendon), although the pair are now back in training, but Paul Pogba (thigh) remains out for the long run.
