Manchester United boosted their top-four hopes with a thrilling win over bottom-placed Norwich. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning hat-trick.
Ronaldo's second hat-trick in five games gilded another disappointing effort from United, whose chances of finishing in the top four were bolstered by Arsenal and Tottenham's defeats.
They appeared to be on their way to triumph when Ronaldo was set up for an early tap-in after Ben Gibson was caught in possession (7), and he added a second by nodding in Alex Telles' corner (32).
Until Kieran Dowell headed Teemu Pukki's cross past David De Gea on the stroke of halftime, and the Finnish striker overcame the offside trap to level seven minutes into the second period, Norwich had generated chances without threatening to defy their goal-shy reputation.
On an afternoon when the pre-match preparations had been overshadowed by widespread protests outside the ground against the Glazer ownership, Ronaldo restored the hosts' good feeling with a 25-yard thunderbolt free-kick winner that caught out Tim Krul (76) and put the hosts right back in contention for fourth place.
Norwich are seven points out of safety with six games remaining, and their chances of surviving continue to dwindle.
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