Rooney returned but contributed to Man Utd’s loss.
Man Utd dominated the ball control, but Norwich showed the home team the sharpness to finish off the opponent.
Entering the second half, Man Utd struggled to find a way into Norwich’s goal, but Rooney made a mistake to help Norwich double the gap.
Man Utd’s efforts only brought Anthony Martial a 1-2 equalizer.
Manchester United 1-2 Norwich City
The defeat against Norwich caused Man Utd to fall out of the top 4 of the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Norwich broke out of the red light group but played one more match than Swansea and Newcastle.
Norwich ended their streak of not winning against Man Utd for more than a decade.
Before the match started, Man Utd had gone through five consecutive matches with draws and losses in all competitions.
However, the greater the hopes, the greater the disappointment.
Van Gaal’s disappointed face is familiar every time Man Utd plays.
Van Gaal leaving, Mourinho coming will be the prominent story after this match.
Man Utd continues to play slow football, controlling a lot of the ball but on the contrary, scoring goals is dry.
The last time Man Utd went six matches without winning in all competitions was in 1998, when they won the great treble.
The next period will witness Man Utd’s strenuous climb during Christmas and New Year.
Notable parameters of the match Man Utd 1-2 Norwich
Alex Neil (34 years, 193 days) became the third youngest coach to ever win at Old Trafford after Chris Coleman (33 years, 137 days) and Ruud Gullit (34 years, 62 days)
Norwich became the first newly promoted team to win at Old Trafford since Bolton in October 2001.
Man Utd conceded more goals in this match (2 goals) than in the previous seven matches at home in the Premier League (1 goal).
Including the match against Norwich, Man Utd only hit the opponent’s goal seven times in the last four Premier League matches at Old Trafford.
Rooney is the 10th person to have 500 matches for Man Utd in all competitions.
