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Norwich vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight

Follow all the action from Carrow Road

Michael Jones
Saturday 11 December 2021 14:49 EST
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s 13th goal of the season helped Manchester United close in on the Premier League’s top four with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Norwich.

The Portugal international scored a penalty with quarter of an hour left in Norfolk to give Ralf Rangnick a second victory since his arrival and extend the Red Devils’ unbeaten run to six games following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking.

It was harsh on Norwich who had their chances and pushed the visitors hard but remain bottom while United are level on points with fourth-placed West Ham.

Follow all the latest reaction from the Premier League action of the day below:

Man City 0 - 0 Wolves

21 mins: Chance! Jesus brings the ball down the left side and tries to get around Kilman. The Wolves defender does well to force him wide but Jesus cuts the ball back into the middle of the pitch. Gundogan slots a pass over to Cancelo who drills a swerving shot from range and forces another decent save out of Jose Sa.

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:53

Man City 0 - 0 Wolves

18 mins: Penalty shout! Max Kilman makes an error with a poor pass to Ruben Neves on the edge of his own box. Gabriel Jesus press onto Neves and nicks the ball before carrying it into the area. He looks to shoot and Kilman sprints across to recover the ball. He steps in front of Jesus, wins the ball and Jesus goes down. City want a penalty but there’s not enough contact and play goes on.

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:50

Man City 0 - 0 Wolves

15 mins: Cancelo, Bernardo and Sterling are causing big problems for Wolves from City’s right wing. Bernardo collects a pass from Cancelo and then transfers it up to Sterling on the right side of the box. Sterling fires a cross into the area hoping to pick of Jack Grealish but Saiss squeezes in front of him and heads it clear.

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:46

Man City 0 - 0 Wolves

12 mins: Joao Cancelo has a cross headed out of the Wolves box and Rodri takes control of the ball over on City’s right wing. Traore chrages him down and shoulders the midfielder off the ball.

Raheem Sterling then attempts to hold off Romain Saiss as City work the ball down the line. There’s a tussle between the two men and Sterling goes to ground but referee Jon Moss lets play go on.

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:44

Man City 0 - 0 Wolves

9 mins: Chance! Joao Cancelo threads a fine pass up to Bernardo Silva who’s drifted into the right side of Wolves’ box. He shifts to the left and curls a left-footed effort towards the far top corner but narrowly sends it wide of the post.

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:40

Man City 0 - 0 Wolves

6 mins: Joao Cancelo loses possession just inside Wolves’ half and the visitors fly forward on the counter-attack. Raul Jimenez flicks a ball over the top for Adama Traore and he races Aymeric Laporte to the loose ball. Traore picks up the ball and waits for options to arrive in the box. He cuts it back to Ruben Neves who attempts to find Jimenez in the area but City manage to clear.

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:38

Man City 0 - 0 Wolves

3 mins: Chance! City work the ball over to the inside right channel were Joao Cancelo drives up the pitch and flicks a nice pass into the box. Raheem Sterling darts in between Conor Coady and Romain Saiss, recovers the ball and prods a soft shot straight at Jose Sa who’s left with an easy save.

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:34

Man City 0 - 0 Wolves

Kick off: Both teams take the knee before Wolves get the match started. They work the ball down the left wing but knock it out of play. Manchester City take over and the visitors immediately drop a little deeper.

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:31

Man City vs Wolves: Here come the teams

Conor Coady leads out Wolves. The visitors sit eighth in the Premier League but could jump up as high as sixth if they manage to defeat the Premier League champions today.

Ilkay Gundogan leads out Manchester City. If they pick up three points they’ll remain top of the table.

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:27

Raul Jimenez good enough to play for Man City, says Bruno Lage

Wolves boss Bruno Lage says he could imagine Raul Jimenez playing for Manchester City and has described the Mexican as “one of the best players in the world”.

Jimenez joined Wolves initially on loan from Benfica in 2018 before making the move permanent a year later.

The 30-year-old has scored 51 goals to date for the midlands outfit, including three this season after returning to action at the start of the campaign following a career-threatening fractured skull suffered in November 2020.

Raul Jimenez good enough to play for Man City, says Bruno Lage

Wolves take on Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions on Saturday

Michael Jones11 December 2021 12:22

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