Alex Neil felt last weekend’s defeat at Arsenal was their best away performance against one of the bigger teams this season but the clock is ticking at speed now and three consecutive defeats – with no goals scored – have come at the worst possible time. Another home game in midweek against Watford is an opportunity to pick up points but they cannot afford to have fallen further adrift by then and something is surely required from an upbeat Manchester United. Nick Ames

Kick-off Saturday 12.45pm

Venue Carrow Road

Last season n/a

Live BT Sport 1

Referee Craig Pawson

This season G26, Y87, R2, 0.0 cards per game

Odds H 7-2 A 5-6 D 5-2

Norwich City

Subs from Kean, Rudd, Whittaker, Andreu, Odjidja-Ofoe, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Jarvis, Naismith, Mbokani, Bennett, Bamford

Doubtful Bennett (illness)

Injured Tettey (ankle, Aug), Klose (knee, unknown), Wisdom (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form DWWLLL

Discipline Y59 R3

Leading scorers Mbokani, Redmond 5

Manchester United

Subs from Romero, Poole, Weir, Love, Riley, Januzaj, McNair, Varela, Depay, Borthwick-Jackson, Herrera, Young, Valencia, Jones, Fosu-Mensah, Mata

Doubtful None

Injured Schweinsteiger (knee, Jun), Shaw (broken leg, Jun), Keane (pelvis, unknown)

Suspended Fellaini (first of three)

Form WWLWWD

Discipline Y61 R1

Leading scorer Martial 9