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:
GOAL! Man Utd 4-1 Leeds (Fernandes ‘59 ⚽)
Man Utd add a fourth, and Fernandes gets his hat trick.
It’s a simple ball over the top, with the Portuguese attacker running in behind Leeds’ high line. Fernandes smashes the ball with his laces into the roof of the net, giving Meslier with absolutely no chance of saving the ball.
Game is good as over. But this could get worse for Leeds with half an hour remaining.
GOAL! Man Utd 3-1 Leeds (Fernandes ‘54 ⚽)
The home side have now doubled their advantage in the space of two minutes, and Leeds are shellshocked.
It’s Fernandes again, who makes the run from Pogba’s through ball, Fernandes sends Firpo the wrong way inside the box, before his shot creeps over the line, despite Ayling clearing the ball, but the ball was indeed over the line, and is given.
Three goals in about seven minutes!
GOAL! Manchester Utd 2-1 Leeds (Greenwod ‘51 ⚽)
Man Utd take the lead once more! An absolutely superb pass down the left hand channel by Pogba into the path of Greenwood, who sprints clear of Ayling, and Greenwood runs into the box and smashes a low drive into the far corner.
Superb goal.
GOAL! Manchester Utd 1-1 Leeds (Ayling ‘47 ⚽)
Leeds equalise through Ayling, and what a rocket!
Two minutes into the second half, the ball falls to Ayling just inside the Man Utd half, he runs unopposed towards the home side’s goal and unleashes a thunderbolt of a shot that arrows into the corner of De Gea’s goal, giving the Spanish stopper with absolutely no chance.
That’ll feature in the goal of the month compilation at the end of August!
Premier League: Manchester Utd 1-0 Leeds
Second half kicks off.
Leeds have made one change at the break, with new signing Junior Firpo coming on for Rodrigo.
Premier League: Manchester Utd 1-0 Leeds
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Premier League: Manchester Utd 1-0 Leeds
Half time at Old Trafford:
1-0 to the home side through a well-worked Bruno Fernandes goal.
A high intensity game that swung back and forth throughout the half. Neither side really controlled the game, with the ball spent ping ponging from one side to the other.
Fernandes’ goal was the product of a wonderful pass from Pogba, who nonchalantly chipped it into his path.
United could be another goal or two up, as they had the better chances, but Leeds also had opportunities to score, with the Rodrigo header being the main one.
Both managers will likely be happy with how their teams performed, but Solskjaer will be the happier of the two. The game is simmering nicely.
Premier League: Manchester Utd 1-0 Leeds
44 min: A chorus of ‘shoot’ when Pogba finds himself in a bit of space on the edge of the Leeds box, but he prefers to switch it side for James, who does shoot, but doesn’t get enough purchase on it.
Premier League: Manchester Utd 1-0 Leeds
42 min: Leeds have still performed decently in this first half, and pose a threat whilst attacking, but Man Utd just look capable of scoring every time they venture forward.
Premier League: Manchester Utd 1-0 Leeds
36 min: Leeds struggling a little at the minute, with the home side looking dangerous at every opportunity going forward.
Bielsa’s side need to see this out to half time, and regroup.
But Leeds are continuing to stream forward, as all Bielsa sides do.
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