Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford can get what they need for Manchester United vs Norwich

When Manchester United won 1-0 away at Norwich in December, their season looked quite different. Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half penalty earned interim manager Ralf Rangnick his second consecutive Premier League win in as many matches.

There was the sense that United’s winter slide — which culminated in a devastating 4-1 defeat at Watford — had been halted, and they could resurrect their season. But despite that optimism, Rangnick’s side have failed to find consistency, and are seeing their top-four aspirations fading with every week.

United sit seventh in the Premier League at present, six points behind Tottenham with just seven fixtures to go. Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Everton was the latest underwhelming performance from Rangnick’s side, and after the 1-1 draw at home to Leicester the previous week, United need a positive result.

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Who better to visit Old Trafford this coming Saturday than bottom-of-the-table Norwich City, then? Dean Smith’s side won 2-0 last time out against fellow relegation strugglers Burnley, but United’s record against the Canaries doesn’t bode well for the East Anglian side.

United have won the last four consecutive Premier League matches against the Canaries, with Norwich last winning this fixture in 2015, when the relegation strugglers recorded a shock 2-1 win at Old Trafford. One player who will be licking his lips at the prospect of facing Norwich on Saturday is Marcus Rashford.

The England international scored in both fixtures against the Canaries last season and will be hoping to produce another goalscoring performance this weekend to shake off his recent indifferent form. Of the 19 Premier League matches that have