Sam Dalling’s match report has landed, so I’ll leave you with that. Thanks for your company and emails - goodnight.

Maguire says that Victor Lindelof, who came off with what looked like chest pains, “felt a little bit of discomfort” and that he’s fine in the dressing-room.

The thoughts of Harry Maguire

“We didn’t play as well as we’d have liked, but sometimes you have to dig in away from home. It was a good atmosphere and tough conditions to play in. The most important thing was the three points. For sure we need to play better than that if we’re going to achieve what we want to achieve. Our intensity wasn’t the same as it was against Crystal Palace. We stuck together and kept another clean sheet, and if we do that we’ll have a great chance of winning football matches.”

Still want more?

Sure you do.

The win moves United back to fifth, behind West Ham on goal difference. West Ham have a game in hand, away to Burnley tomorrow.

Another 1-0 win for Ralf Rangnick, though it was nowhere near as impressive as the victory over Crystal Palace. Norwich deserved at least a draw, and would have got one but for some fine saves by David de Gea. The game was settled by Cristiano Ronaldo’s emphatic 75th-minute penalty, awarded when he was dragged over by Max Aarons.

90+5 min He does indeed, and it hits the wall.

90+4 min The free-kick is close to the left corner of the area, just a couple of yards forward. The angle is tight but I think Rashford fancies a shot...

90+4 min The indefatigable Fred charges forward and is fouled just outside the area by Lees-Melou. He’s booked.

90+2 min: Excellent save from de Gea! The resulting free-kick brushed the head of Ronaldo and reached Kabak, whose header was pawed away at the near post by de Gea. I think Kabak was subsequently given offside, though de Gea wouldn’t have known that at the time.

90+1 min Cantwell is fouled by van de Beek, 22 yards from goal and almost in line with the left edge of the area. I don’t think it was a foul, on reflection.

90 min Five minutes of added time.

89 min “Hi Rob,” says Peter Oh. “As an American fan of football (but not of United) who recently watched the Beatles documentary, I would like to see Sargent pepper De Gea’s goal a couple of times before the final whistle. Don’t Let Me Down!”

What have the Wonderstuff got to do with it?

88 min Fernandes bobbles a shot wide from the edge of the area after turning smartly onto Fred’s pass. That’s his last touch: he is replaced by Donny van de Beek.

86 min: Chance for Ronaldo! Telles wins the ball off Aarons and gives it to Rashford. He runs 60 yards, beating Sorensen with ease on the edge of the area, and screws the ball across the area with his left foot. It’s slightly behind Ronaldo, who lifts it over the bar from six yards with his left foot. It was still a good chance, though Rashford’s pass wasn’t the best. Shame as it was a lovely run.

84 min Whatever the result, this has been a really encouraging performance from Norwich, especially when you consider all the players they are missing. If this is their level, tey have every chance of staying up.

82 min: So close from Gilmour! Sargent’s cross from the right deflects to Gilmour on the edge of the area. He whacks a first-time drive with his right foot that is blocked by Dalot. The ball rebounds to Gilmour, who hits another first-time shot, this time with his left foot. It takes a big deflection off Bailly, wrongfoots de Gea and goes just wide.

81 min Pukki’s layoff is just behind McLean, unmarked 10 yards from goal.

81 min I doubt even Fred the Red would begrudge Norwich a draw in this game. They’ve played very well, especially in the second half, while United have been nowhere near their best.

80 min “The penalty wasn’t dodgy,” says Adam Roberts. “That was definitely a foul.”

79 min The substitute Bailly adds a bit of levity to proceedings by making two mistakes in the same Norwich attack. First he runs straight past the ball, allowing Sargent to move dangerously towards the United area. Then, after winning the ball back, Bailly gives it straight to Lees-Melou. He has a shot that is blocked.

78 min “Penalty my a***,” says Ben Heywood.

77 min: Great save by de Gea! Dalot is booked for a foul on Sargent, who has had a fine game on the left wing. The resulting free-kick is dumped into the area, where Kabak towers over Maguire and plants a downward header back across goal. De Gea dives to his right and pushes it away, an outstanding save.

77 min Pierre Lees-Melou replaces Lukas Rupp, who has played well in midfield for Norwich.

76 min Dean Smith is giving the fourth official a mouthful about the aweasrd of the penalty. Ronaldo probably made the most of it, but it was daft defending from Aarons and a clear penalty. You can’t put your arm round someone’s neck like that.

McTominay flipped a cross towards Ronaldo, who fell over under pressure from Aarons. Norwich are fuming but Aarons put his arm around Ronaldo’s neck, and in many cultures that’s deemed a foul.

73 min: PENALTY TO UNITED!

72 min Lindelof is walking down the tunnel. He wanted to continue, I think, but the physios dissuaded him. Eric Bailly, who wasn’t exactly in a hurry to get ready, will replace him.

71 min Victor Lindelof is receiving treatment. He’s motioning towards his chest, which is a worry, and he is going to leave the field. He seems okay but you could tell something wasn’t right from the expression on the faces of the other United players.

70 min And now a change for Norwich: Todd Cantwell replace Przemyslaw Placheta on the right wing.

69 min Norwich break dangerously through Pukki, who plays a nice one-two with Rupp but then overhits an admittedly difficult crossfield pass to Placheta.

67 min Man Utd make their first change: Mason Greenwood replaces Jadon Sancho. That’s slightly surprising as the front two have been poor, but Rangnick made the same change last week. That suggests it might be a fitness issue.

67 min Rashford turns Sorensen neatly, 25 yards from goal, and pokes a pass towards Ronaldo in the area. He is smothered by two or three Norwich defenders.

65 min Before the game I’m sure Dean Smith would have been thrilled with a 0-0, given all the players Norwich are missing, but now he’ll see this as a great opportunity for a famous victory. Norwich have been the better team, certainly in the second half.

64 min “Not even sorry” is the subject of Matt Dony’s email, and you’ll soon realise why. “Giannoulis? He came from Greece, he had a thirst for Norwich. He’s studying defence in Cristiano’s college.”

63 min United make a mess of a promising position. Rashford moves into the area but then plays a pass slightly behind Ronaldo, who in turn fails to find Bruno Fernandes.

62 min “I’m here for the second half!” writes Liz in Canada. “It’s a stormy afternoon here, so best to stay home and watch football. I’m hoping it won’t be decided by a penalty like a couple of the earlier games. Takes the excitement out, unless it’s truly an egregious foul.”

62 min At the other end, Sargent cuts inside from the left and has a shot blocked by McTominay.

61 min Sancho cuts inside from the left and pokes a good pass to Rashford on the edge of the area. His low drive hits the side netting at the near post, though Krul had it covered.

59 min Placheta’s corner is nodded on at the near post and headed onto the roof of the net by either Sargent or Maguire, wrestling for the ball at the far post. The ball brushed de Gea’s fingers as well, though I don’t think it was dropping into the net.

59 min Pukki’s cross is put behind for a corner by Maguire. This is Norwich’s best spell of the match...

57 min: Fine save from de Gea! Gilmour’s cross from the right is half cleared to Rupp, 30 yards from goal. He pings a first-time pass into Pukki, who turns on the edge of the area and whistles a rising drive that is fingertipped over the bar by the leaping de Gea. That’s an excellent save.

54 min Fernandes improvises a through pass to Rashford, who looks offside but is allowed to continue. The last man Kabak makes a good challenge in the area, and then the flag does go up for offside.

54 min He’s fine.

53 min Giannoulis is in a bit of pain after being shoved into McTominay by Rashford. There’s a break in play while he receives treatment.

52 min Fernandes’s inswinging corner is punched away by Krul.

52 min Fred’s stinging long-range shot - left foot this time - hits Sorensen and spins behind for a corner.

51 min Rashford picks up a loose ball 35 yards from goal but then makes a mess of a simple pass to Ronaldo. United have been really sloppy in possession.

50 min “I’m having a bizarre experience this year,” says Pete Flood. “After years of general disinterest I’ve become completely obsessed with football. I follow every single Guardian liveblog and then scour the socials for videos of the goals as they go in. I wonder - is this a more-common-than-usual experience this season? The absolute drama has me completely hooked - is it always like this or is 21/22 a vintage? My football following friends think it’s hilarious that I’m offering opinions on Dean Smith’s tactics and how UEFA should determine the outcome of the Spurs/Rennes match. I don’t know what’s wrong with me.”

I don’t know what to tell you, except that I promise everything is going to be okay. (I don’t think 2021-22 is any more dramatic than previous seasons, by the way.)

47 min Placheta cuts infield from the right, chops past Maguire and pokes a shot straight at de Gea from a tightish angle. That wasn’t a bad opportunity. Magurie also took a risk by putting his hands on Placheta when he realised he’d been turned.

47 min Dalot’s dangerous cross is headed away by Sorensen as far as McTominay on the edge of the D. His shot is blocked.

47 min “I’m here too,” says Malcolm Shuttleworth, “drinking glühwein and watching an Abba cover band in Leverkusen on a Christmas market. Which sounds like infinitely more fun than what you’re doing.”

46 min Peep peep! United begin the second half.

Half-time reading

45 min: Fine save by Krul! A United corner was partially cleared, with Sancho receiving the ball 30 yards from goal from the left. He swung a flat, inswinging cross towards Maguire, who stooped to apply his appreciable noggin to the ball. It looped over Krul, who backpedalled smartly and leapt to tip it over the bar.

44 min Rashford twists Sorensen inside out on the left, moves into the area but then gives the ball straight to Rupp.

42 min Sargent pokes an outside-of-the-foot pass around Lindelof towards Pukki, forcing the last man Maguire to come across and intercept.

41 min “I’m here, Rob,” apologises Matt Dony. “(Let’s face it, I’m pretty much always here. What that says about my ‘social’ life is probably not worth exploring.) Impressed to see you helming two MBMs today. I’d have imagined you’d be fairly tired after a late, late shouting/drinking/crying/fatalistic ennui session (delete as appropriate). Ralf Rangnick comes across as a hard man to dislike, doesn’t he? As a Liverpool fan, that’s troublesome.”

Give it time.

40 min All of a sudden, things are happening. The lively Rupp slips Lindelof in the area and squares the ball to Pukki, whose first-time shot is crucially blocked by Dalot. Norwich keep the ball alive and Giannoulis’s deep cross is headed straight at de Gea by Rupp. The first chance was the best one.

39 min Telles’s cross is headed high and wide by Rashford.

37 min: Good save from Krul! That’s United’s best move so far. After they won the ball back, Fred and McTominay combined to put Ronaldo through on goal. Ronaldo’s first touch was fractionally heavy, forcing him slightly wider than he wanted. He could still have shot with his right foot but instead decided to cut back on his left. He beat a couple of defenders in the process and swept a shot that was pushed away to his right by Krul. That’s a pretty good save.

36 min Rashford moves dangerously into the Norwich area from the left. But he can’t decide whether to shoot or pass, so he does neither and is dispossessed.

33 min Fernandes flips a cross straight out of play for a goalkick. This hasn’t been an odd performance from United, with little of the intensity we saw last weekend.

31 min Ronaldo loses the ball on the edge of the Norwich area, then chases back to retrieve possession. PEOPLE, HE’S DONE A GEGENPRESS. United keep the ball until Sancho feeds it infield to Dalot, whose left-footed shot on the turn is comfortably saved by Krul.

30 min “I’m here!” says Rachel Clifton. “Watching from a bar in NYC on the most feared of days - Santa Con. Literally just got a phone alert to warn me there are 100 Santas (read 100 drunk twentysomethings) nearby. Football a welcome distraction.”

Santa Con though.

29 min Norwich work the ball nicely to find Rupp in the area. He hammers a cross on the turn that Pukki, unmarked eight yards out, can’t control. Had he done so he’d have had a simple chance, though it was a very difficult ball to take because Rupp really belted it at him.

26 min “Hello from this side of the world (1.54am local time),” says James.

1.54am! The things we do for love and cricket.

25 min Fernandes slides a first-time pass behind Kabak towards Rashford. Kabak has a quick tug of Rashford’s shirt, just outside the area, and then lets go, with Rashford unable to reach the ball before the keeper Krul. He appealed for a foul (and, presumably, a red card) but the referee wasn’t interested.

23 min Anyone out there?

22 min United are having lots of the ball, though they are yet to create anything in open play. The Hanley injury aside, Dean Smith will be well pleased with how the game has gone.

20 min Hanley is replaced by the young Dane Jacob Sorensen. He normally plays in midfield but Norwich are so short in the centre of defence.

19 min Grant Hanley is really struggling. This is bad news for Norwich, who are already without Ben Gibson and Andrew Omobamidele.

18 min Hanley is on his feet and looks set to continue, though he’s still holding his left arm close to his body.

16 min To the delight of the Norwich fans, Ronaldo fresh-airs a very difficult volley from 20 yards. He tries to win the ball back and fouls Hanley, who lands awkwardly and has a problem with his left shoulder. This is a big worry for Norwich.

15 min: Telles hits the bar! Telles clips a free-kick that hits the back of Sargent, changes direction and clatters off the crossbar. Krul may have got a touch as he leapt to his left, though if he did it was a very slight one. I think the ball was going to hit the bar anyway.

13 min Hanley is penalised for a challenge on Rashford just outside the Norwich area. It looked pretty soft, to be honest, although he may have been tripped from the side by Gilmour. Either way, it’s an excellent opportunity for United - 20 yards out, to the right of centre.

11 min A rushed clearance goes straight to McTominay on the edge of the D. He has a touch and whistles a shot that is well blocked by Rupp (I think).

11 min Norwich are switching play regularly and to good effect, trying to take advantage of United’s narrow formation. The full-backs, Giannoulis and especially Aarons, have had a lot of the ball.

10 min Placheta takes a short corner, gets it back and swings in a cross that is headed clear.

10 min Telles plays a poor ball, straight to Pukki. He rumbles down the right and drills a cross that is put behind by the stretching McTominay. It’s been a sloppy start from United.

7 min Some lovely one-touch passing from Norwich on the edge of the area. Eventually Fred makes an important lunging tackle on Sargent just inside the area.

6 min Dalot is a bit fortunate to avoid a yellow card for a foul on Sargent, who intercepted Maguire’s pass and was away on a counter-attack.

4 min Someone (nope, not a scooby) plays a clever lofted pass to release Aarons on the right. He beats Fred a bit too easily and slings in a cross that is headed away by Fernandes.

4 min A quiet start to the game. There’s been a bit of pressing from United but nothing worth saving for the post-match analysis on Match of the Day.

1 min Peep peep! Norwich kick off from right to left.

It’s a grim night in Norwich: cold, wet and not especially conducive to the production of vitamin D.

Dean Smith’s pre-match thoughts

“We were always going to change to a back four. Gibbo [Ben Gibson] had to pull out yesterday with injury, and a couple of the other lads are ill. I’m still okay with what we’ve got.

“We can’t be overly reliant on Teemu, and I think the pace of Przemy and Sarge will give us an out ball. We don’t want to be defending in our own half for long periods.”

These are the Premier League scores so far. It’s been a good day for the top three, and for those who loathe VAR.

• Arsenal 3-0 Southampton
• Chelsea 3-2 Leeds
• Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
• Manchester City 1-0 Wolves

Ralf Rangnick’s pre-match thoughts

“The major thing is that we build on the performance without the ball against Palace. That’s about keeping another clean sheet, working as a team, trying to be proactive and at the same time playing forward whenever possible.

“They did well last Sunday so there was no reason to change the team. I was very pleased with both of the full-backs [Telles and Dalot] against Crystal Palace.”

“It’s not very often that my beloved Nodge get on the MBM, so I’m just going to enjoy it, even if we appear to be fielding an understrength side against a team who spent more on one defender than we did on our stadium,” weeps Ben Heywood. “Dean Smith has tightened us up since his arrival but there’s a real gulf in quality on show this evening, and I expect us to go down by a good two or three.

“What I do want to see is some fight and to make Utd work for it. Although it’d be lovely to land a few punches, I suspect we will have to throw a few first, and that’s been our issue since Emi Buendia went to Villa. I shall watch on from drizzly Montenegro, watching through my fingers. May the worse team win!”

There’s a proud tradition of Norwich turning United over, particularly at Carrow Road: 2012, 2005, not to mention the five in a row from 1988-90. I’,m pretty sure they had the highest win percentage of any team that played at least 10 games against Alex Ferguson’s United.

“I’ve been quite impressed by Rangnick so far,” says Rob Hisnay. “What I find baffling is why wasn’t he hired years ago? He seems a perfect fit for Man. United even at age 63.”

Timing is everything. English football didn’t really discover German managers until 2015, and there hasn’t been a vacancy since then. Rightly or wrongly, Jose Mourinho was always going to follow Louis van Gaal, and then Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rather inconveniently won 10 of his first 11 games.

Norwich make five changes, most enforced, from the side that lost at Spurs last weekend. Ozan Kabak, Dimitris Giannoulis, Lukas Rupp, Przemyslaw Placheta and Josh Sargent replace Ben Gibson, Brandon Williams, Pierre Lees-Melou, Adam Idah and Andrew Omombamidele.

Hysterical tinkerman Ralf Rangnick makes 11 changes for the second game in a row, reverting to the team that beat Crystal Palace last weekend.

Norwich City (4-1-4-1) Krul; Aarons, Hanley, Kabak, Giannoulis; Gilmour; Placheta, Rupp, McLean, Sargent; Pukki.
Substitutes: Gunn, Byram, Mumba, Tomkinson, Dowell, Cantwell, Sorensen, Lees-Melou, Idah.

Manchester United (4-2-2-2) de Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles; McTominay, Fred; Sancho, Fernandes; Rashford, Ronaldo.
Substitutes: Heaton, Henderson, Bailly, Jones, Shaw, Lingard, van de Beek, Elanga, Greenwood.

Referee Darren England.