Ralf Rangnick and Manchester United search for balance vs Liverpool after Norwich show them up

Manchester United face Liverpool in the Premier League on Tuesday night in a game which is crucial to both teams' seasons. Ralf Rangnick's men need a win to maintain momentum in the race for a top-four spot, while their opponents will be wanting three points to keep pace with Manchester City in the race for the title.

United beat Norwich City on Saturday, but again made hard work of a relegation-threatened opponent with a hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo seeking out a 3-2 win. Norwich, who currently sit bottom of the table, have only scored 16 goals away from home this season in total and two of them were at Old Trafford.

Rangnick commented on this in his post-match press conference, saying: "Too easy, we are the only team in the league who concedes goals like this." But now with Liverpool around the corner, there will be less margin for error.

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United's 5-0 loss in the previous fixture at Old Trafford will be weighing heavy on many fans' minds - a result which made Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's sacking inevitable, even though he latest a further month. Based on the recent performances that United fans have had to endure, the team have not improved much since then, with draws to Watford and Burnley alongside a loss to Everton preceding the visit of Norwich.

On how he was hoping to avoid a similar embarrassment against Liverpool this time around, Rangnick said in his press conference: "We need to be more compact, we need to find the right balance of what we do in possession of the ball and what we need to do to defend our own goal. We need to be more compact, more aggressive, and more on the front foot but still make sure we have all the