Norwich vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the fallout from Carrow Road
Newly promoted Norwich City were handily beaten 3-0 by Liverpool to Carrow Road in the Premier League this evening.
The fixture represented a baptism of fire for the Canaries after their previous campaign in the top flight ended in a rather dismal relegation, with their attacking philosophy picked apart by higher quality teams. They have lost their star player in Emiliano Buendia, who scored 15 goals and added 16 assists last season, but they have significantly bolstered their squad with the signings of Milot Rashica, Josh Sargent and Billy Gilmour among others.
All featured as Liverpool visited this evening, but they could not prevent Jurgen Klopp’s side from earning a straightforward victory as the Reds began their quest to reclaim the Premier League crown from Manchester City. Diogo Jota opened the scoring after pouncing on a heavy touch by teammate Mohamed Salah, stabbing home a finish from close range. The Portuguese was replaced in the second half by Roberto Firmino, who required just five minutes to double Liverpool’s lead with a clinical finish.
Salah, who had added to his assist of Jota with a more intentional assist for Firmino, got on the scoresheet later with a whipped finish through a sea of bodies from the edge of the Norwich box. That fine strike rounded out the scoring and a comfortable victory for Klopp’s team. Relive all the action below:
Premier League: Manchester Utd 5-1 Leeds
78 min: Chance for Roberts from a long way out, but his half volley lacks accuracy, and goes wide of De Gea’s post.
Premier League: Manchester Utd 5-1 Leeds
77 min: Change for Leeds, as Bamford makes way for Tyler Roberts.
Premier League: Manchester Utd 5-1 Leeds
73 min: Sancho comes on for James.
Whilst Martial replaces the imperious Pogba.
Big round of applause for Sancho coming on.
Premier League: Chelsea vs Crystal Palace line-ups
Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pulisic, Werner, Mount
Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Kouyate, Guehi, Mitchell, Riedewald, McArthur, Schlupp, Ayew, Mateta, Zaha
Premier League: Manchester Utd 5-1 Leeds
72 min: Things could get worse for Leeds, as Sancho is about to come on.
Anthony Martial is also about to make an appearance.
GOAL! Manchester United 5-1 Leeds (Fred ‘68 ⚽)
Another goal, and yet another Pogba assist. Leeds absolutely capitulating now.
Pogba has been imperious in this game, completely bossing the midfield for the home side.
The Frenchman found himself on the edge of the Leeds box down the left, he switches the ball centrally to the onrushing Fred, who slots the ball home from 12 yards out with no one around him.
Premier League: Manchester Utd 4-1 Leeds
67 min: Jadon Sancho warming up with a view to likely making an appearance soon.
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