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2021/22 English Premier League
Matchday 16
Norwich City v Manchester United
Carrow Road
Norwich, England
Saturday, 11 December 2021
Kick-off is at 18h30
Ralf Rangnick will be targeting his second win as interim manager of Manchester United when they take on Norwich City at Carrow Road on December 11.
Rangnick kicked off his tenure with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on December 5, with Fred the unlikely matchwinner as the Red Devils extended their unbeaten run in the
English Premier League to three matches following the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the wake of their heavy 4-1 defeat to Watford.
United kept a rare clean sheet against the Eagles - just their third of the campaign - and Nemanja Matic, who has been named captain for the UEFA Champions League clash with Young Boys, insists it is vital to continue building momentum ahead of the hectic festive period.
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"When you win games, it's easier, the confidence is back, of course. I think that that momentum is very important. We have to carry on, we have to go game by game," Matic said.
"The next is the most important. We have to carry on, know what we did well in the last couple of games and where we made mistakes, [so we can] improve that, and perform in the best possible way for the next one."
The Canaries are rooted to the foot of the table on 10 points, three adrift of safety after recording just two wins from their opening 15 top-flight encounters.
Dean Smith has made a positive start at the helm since taking over the reins from Daniel Farke on November 15, claiming a 2-1 truimph over Southampton on his debut, back-to-back draws against Wolves (0-0) and Newcastle (1-1) before slipped to a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham on December 5.
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Smith believes their home games are crucial to the club's survival and is looking to make Carrow Road a fortress.
"We will need to make Carrow Road a really tough place for people to come," he said. "We've shown that we can do that already. I think we deserved more than one point on the road from the last two games."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Premier League Meetings)
Matches - 5
Norwich - 1
Man United - 4
Draws - 0
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