LIVE TEAM NEWS: Norwich City v Manchester United
Norwich City take on Manchester United at Carrow Road this evening and you can watch live reaction to the starting XIs with our reporters from just before 4.30pm.
The Canaries are looking to move off the bottom of the Premier League and United are trying to keep pace with the top four, after both recently changed head coach.
City are without loan left-back Brandon Williams, who isn’t allowed to face his parent club, and have Covid=19 concerns in the squad – with Christos Tzolis believed to have tested positive.
Norway midfielder Mathias Normann is expected to miss a third game but is close to returning from a pelvis problem and could return when Aston Villa visit on Tuesday.
Kosovo winger Milot Rashica has also missed the last two matches, with a groin injury, and is hoping to return later this month.
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Norwich go into the game with centre-back Christoph Zimmermann set to return early next year after ankle surgery last month.
Full-back Sam Byram is training fully but is set to continue his careful comeback with the under-23s after 18 months out due to two hamstring operations.
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The visitors arrive looking to keep pace with the top four after winning Ralf Rangnick’s first match last Sunday, 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
The German made 11 changes on Wednesday night as a 1-1 draw with Young Boys at Old Trafford confirmed United as Group F winners in the Champions League, with progress already sealed.
Star names including Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho are expected to return to the league line-up.
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo has played at Carrow Road once before, in April 2005, coming on in the 22nd minute of a shock 2-0 Premier League defeat to the Canaries.
Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani is pushing for a recall after over a month out with tendon problems but defender Raphael Varane (hamstring) and forward Anthony Martial (knee) remain out.
Fellow France international Paul Pogba (hamstring) is also still out, with right-back Aarons Wan-Bissaka and midfielder Nemanja Matic (illness) considered doubtful ahead of the game.
– You can watch live reaction to the starting XIs in the video above and this story will be updated swiftly with full team news details
NORWICH: TBC
MAN UTD: TBC
REFEREE: Darren England
VAR: John Brooks
– Pink Un+ subscribers can follow all of the updates, analysis and reaction in our NCFC Live blog, click here to follow the game with our reporters
