Cristiano Ronaldo won and scored a penalty as Manchester United beat a spirited Norwich 1-0, continuing Ralf Rangnick's perfect start as interim manager in the Premier League.
It was not quite the scintillating first half that United had produced in Rangnick's first game against Crystal Palace last week, with Alex Telles' free kick being tipped onto the crossbar.
Norwich suffered an early blow when captain Grant Hanley was taken off with a shoulder injury, having fallen heavily after a tussle with Ronaldo. He was later seen watching from the touchlines with his arm in a sling.
However, Dean Smith's side did not show any ill-effects of losing such a vital player as they dominated the second half and Przemyslaw Placheta, Teemu Pukki and Josh Sargent all went close.
But if the Norwich fans were unhappy with Ronaldo's role in Hanley's injury, he did little to endear himself to them further when he won a penalty after Max Aarons had grappled him to the floor.
The decision infuriated the Canaries, but Ronaldo fired home from the spot (75) to secure Rangnick's second successive Premier League victory and clean sheet.
United had David de Gea to thank for both of those as he made late saves from Ozan Kabak to earn Gary Neville's man of the match award. The goalkeeper also registered his 200th career clean sheet.
Norwich began well, but it was Manchester United who went close in the 14th minute. Telles' free kick pinged off Sargent's head in the wall, forcing a leaping save from Tim Krul to push the effort onto the crossbar.
Despite a good start, Norwich suffered an early injury blow that they can ill afford. With illness, Covid-19 positive tests and injuries already forcing Dean Smith to make five changes, captain Hanley was taken off with a shoulder injury. He landed heavily on it after a tussle with Ronaldo down the right, with Norwich fans booing the forward for the remainder of the game.
But the Canaries did go close just before the half-hour. Placheta - making his first Premier League start - sent the ball in from the right, easily dinking past Scott McTominay. His pass found Lukas Rupp, who laid it off to Pukki just behind, but the ball instead hit the striker on the shin before it ran away from his feet.
