On-loan Man Utd defender Brandon Williams is not able to play against his parent club; watch Norwich vs Man Utd live on Saturday Night Football on Sky Sports Premier League from 5pm; kick-off 5.30pm
Saturday 11 December 2021 16:16, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Norwich vs Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday Night Football; kick-off 5.30pm.
Norwich are waiting on the PCR tests of a couple of unnamed players ahead of the Premier League match against Manchester United.
On-loan United defender Brandon Williams is not able to play against his parent club, so Dimitris Giannoulis could come in at left-back.
Long-term absentee Sam Byram (hamstring) is closing on a return, while midfielder Mathias Normann (pelvis) could be back in contention for the visit of Aston Villa on Tuesday night. Forward Milot Rashica (groin) remains unavailable.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Nemanja Matic are fitness doubts for Manchester United's trip to Norfolk.
Wan-Bissaka suffered wrist and knee injuries during the Champions League draw against Young Boys on Wednesday, and Diogo Dalot is a strong possibility to return at right-back.
Midfielder Matic is struggling with a cold and will be assessed in the final pre-match training session on Friday afternoon, but has tested negative for Covid. Edinson Cavani (tendon) and Raphael Varane (hamstring) are back in training but will not feature at Carrow Road.
Norwich vs Man Utd is live on Sky Sports Premier League from 5pm on Saturday; kick-off 5.30pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
Ralf Rangnick has managed to put his stamp on Manchester United - and I bet he can't believe his luck.
He has got a squad possessing a talent level that an interim manager usually can only dream about working with.
That was on full show during a very impressive 45 minutes against Crystal Palace.
Our betting angle of Manchester United leading at half-time somehow failed to land but there was enough evidence to keep the faith with the intensive fast start theory with a Rangnick-managed United. They had 12 shots and won seven corners in the first half against Palace. I'm expecting similar domination against the worst team in the Premier League. Norwich have played seven games against sides currently in the top half of table, without scoring a single goal, conceding 19 in those seven games.
They look a side destined to finish bottom of the table owing to an alarming lack of quality in both boxes. The 10/11 with Sky Bet for them to end up bottom of the pile still is worth consideration. It's unfortunate for them to be running into a revitalised United. Aided by a fast start, I can see the visitors winning both halves.
SCORE PREDICTION: 0-3
BETTING ANGLE: Manchester United to win both halves (11/4 with Sky Bet)
Alice Piper is joined by Sky Sports football journalists Ron Walker, Charlotte Marsh and Ben Grounds to look ahead to the Premier League weekend.
PART 1 | Ralf Rangnick's start at Manchester United goes under the microscope ahead of their trip to Norwich. Plus, Steven Gerrard goes back to Anfield for the first time as a manager, when Aston Villa face Liverpool. We look at his start in the Midlands and that romantic return.
PART 2 | Leicester host Newcastle on Sunday, with Eddie Howe looking to land back-to-back wins for the Magpies. We assess their chances of doing that. Plus, after Everton's last-gasp win over Arsenal, we build up to their Super Sunday clash with Crystal Palace and debate what Rafa Benitez must do to build on that victory.
PART 3 | We preview the Friday Night Football clash between Brentford and Watford, which starts a pivotal run of games for Claudio Ranieri's side, and also take a look at Chelsea's recent drop in form.
