Man United's David De Gea 9/10, Ralf Rangnick 7/10 for narrow win at Norwich

Manchester United took all three points at Carrow Road with a 1-0 win against Norwich City on Saturday with a defensive performance that made up for missteps at the opposite end.

The visitors were out of tune in the first half and created little by way of chances. Alex Telles had the best of them with his freekick that was deflected onto the crossbar before Cristiano Ronaldo's left foot drew a save from Tim Krul.

Dean Smith's side got into some promising positions throughout the game and were unlucky not to take the lead through Teemu Pukki's effort that forced David de Gea into action. But despite the Canaries' best efforts to take the lead, Max Aarons was adjudged to have fouled Ronaldo, who made no mistake from the penalty spot.

Norwich almost responded immediately when Ozan Kabak got plenty of contact on his header that saw De Gea produce the save of the game. After Ronaldo scuffed over from Marcus Rashford's cutback, De Gea was called into action once more with a game-saving stop at the near post to complete a man of the match performance worth all three points.

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Positives

Ralf Rangnick's side kept it tight at the back despite not performing at the other end of the pitch. The home side will be wondering how they didn't score.

Negatives

A sloppy offensive performance meant Manchester United had to rely on their defence and goalkeeper.

Manager rating out of 10

Ralf Rangnick, 7 - A positive team selection saw Rangnick's best players deployed further forward, though he didn't receive the dividends that he would have expected. The manager's decision to withdraw Victor Lindelof immediately is also noteworthy, with the Sweden international seemingly feeling something off-beat from his heart.

Player ratings (1-10; 10 = best, players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating)

GK David de Gea, 9 -- The Spain international had little to do for the majority of the first half but produced a stunning save against Teemu Pukki's strike before palming away Ozan Kabak's header to deny the home crowd of an equaliser.

DF Alex Telles, 5 -- The Brazilian's free kick came close to troubling Tim Krul as he saw it deflected onto the crossbar in a first-half display that was wasteful at best.

DF Harry Maguire, 6 -- Maguire settled down after a sloppy pass early on and showed good concentration against Norwich's late flurry of attacks.

DF Victor Lindelof, 6 -- An assured performance at centre-back with Lindelof reacting quickly to the Canaries' runs in behind, though he had to be withdrawn early with what looked to be a health issue.

DF Diogo Dalot, 7 -- Dalot got up and down the right flank but had to be careful in the second half with Norwich committing runners down his channel. One of United's better players on the day.

MF Bruno Fernandes, 5 -- Too wasteful on the ball and that saw possession carelessly overturned on too many occasions.

MF Fred, 7 -- The 28-year-old appears to enjoy playing under Rangnick and he is suited to the higher pressing style of play. He produced some passes with intent to help transition United's attack into higher gear, and he was equally as adept with his defensive display.