Premier League 2019-20: 3 things Manchester United need to do to defeat Norwich City

#2 Play counter-attacking football

Rashford scored a brilliant goal on the counter against Liverpool

Against Liverpool and Partizan Belgrade, United relied on fast breaks and counter-attacking football to catch the opposition off guard. In the Liverpool game especially, United were very impressive in the first half; only a lack of precision stopped them from scoring more.

Against Norwich too, Solskjaer must continue with the same tactics.

Because Norwich like to play open, attacking football, they leave a lot of open spaces behind that the opposition can exploit on the counter. Aston Villa made good use of those spaces to score five against the Canaries.

United should also aim to catch Norwich on the break and rely on counter-attacking football to win the game. The Red Devils have a fast front line, which enables them to make the lightning-quick transition from back to front. And if used properly, it could cause Norwich a lot of problems.

The Canaries have conceded the most number of goals in the league so far - 21 - and 11 of those have come at home. If Manchester United can take advantage of the opposition's hapless defense, they could come away with all three points.

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