Dean Smith previewed Norwich City's trip to Manchester United in the Premier League - and we had all the key lines first from the City boss direct from Colney.

The Canaries beat Burnley 2-0 on Sunday and travel to a United side under intense scrutiny for their own underperformance throughout this season.

Manchester United suffered a 1-0 defeat to struggling Everton last week and saw criticism of their performances increase. The latest reports suggest they are edging closer to the appointment of Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as their new permanent manager.

Cristiano Ronaldo won and scored a penalty in the reverse fixture at Carrow Road to ensure Ralf Rangnick's side left Norfolk with all three points, despite City being the better side for large portions of that fixture.

Billy Gilmour is back after missing the win over Burnley due to illness which Smith confirmed on Friday morning was Covid-related. Prezemyslaw Placheta is back after his ankle injury. Josh Sargent (ankle) has the protective boot off but will not resume training until next week and is not available for the trip to Old Trafford.

Andrew Omobamidele (back) joins Adam Idah (knee) and Ozan Kabak (hamstring) in being ruled out for the rest of the season. The Republic of Ireland international is awaiting a final scan on his long running back issue and will target a return in pre-season.

Brandon Williams is ineligible to face his parent club.

Norwich are seven points behind Everton in 17th and are hoping to keep themselves in the hunt for survival.

- You can recap the press conference via the live blog below, with full reaction and build up to the Canaries' game against Manchester United throughout the rest of the day only on the Pink Un+ app