Norwich 1 Man Utd 3: McTominay, Rashford and Martial earn first Prem away win since February despite missing two pens
MANCHESTER UNITED earned their first away win in the Premier League since February – despite missing TWO penalties – with a 3-1 victory at Norwich.
Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford got the goals in the first-half, but the England striker and Anthony Martial were both guilty of missing from the spot.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side looked to be in the mood for goals from the get-go, with McTominay giving them an early lead with a thunderous strike from 18 yards out.
Daniel James earned his side a penalty just nine minutes later after he brought down in the area by Ben Godfrey – with VAR confirming the foul.
Rashford stepped up looking to double the visitors’ lead but Tim Krul rescued Norwich from any further issues.
The Dutch penalty specialist smartly saved his spot-kick, struck to the bottom right corner.
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Krul was famously brought on in the final minute extra-time of Holland’s 2014 World Cup quarter-final with Costa Rica by then-boss Louis van Gaal.
The former Newcastle man saved two penalties that night after replacing Jasper Cillessen in the 120th minutes as the Dutch reached the last-four.
And Krul was at it moments later, when – with United now 2-0 up through a close-range Rashford finish thanks to a stunning assist from James – the visitors won another penalty.
This time Rashford opted against having a crack, with Martial stepping up to the plate… but he too was thwarted by the diving Dutchman.
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United have had issues all season with penalties, with Rashford missing one in the 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace earlier this season, after Paul Pogba missed one the week earlier against Wolves.
As it was, United still went into half-time 2-0 up – only the second time all season in all competitions they’d managed to score more than once and first time since the opening day win over Chelsea.
Martial did manage to make amends for his spot-kick miss as he rifled in his side’s third with 15 minutes to play from close-range.
Onel Hernandez earned a consolation goal for Norwich as his shot found the bottom corner, but there was to be no dramatic comeback at Carrow Road.