It was not pretty. It was only just effective. It was
Cristiano Ronaldo. Ralf Rangnick’s temporary tenure continued in the right vein points wise, but the performance at a sodden Carrow Road posed more questions than answers.
![Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty gives Manchester United win over Norwich](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ef711cf8f4df9a73757d1a762f1a347f39d2a280/0_16_3000_1801/master/3000.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdG8tZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=0948681029c113cb2cbd495e94a1439e)
Yes, they dominated possession. But until Ronaldo’s late penalty, it was depleted Norwich - bottom of the table – who pressed more effectively, who looked sharper, who looked perhaps the likelier of victors. Plenty of training ground work to do.