Twitter Reacts as Manchester United Keep Champions League Hopes Alive with Win

Manchester United are just one point behind Manchester City and the fourth UEFA Champions League qualifying spot after a hard-fought 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday.

Louis van Gaal caught the attention of the cameras early on when he appeared wearing a rather bold pair of sunglasses:

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Louis van Gaal is rocking the shades at Carrow Road today 😎 #NORMUN pic.twitter.com/K6LK2C8ejQ

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) May 7, 2016"

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LvG's shades are a bit of a throwback.

— Rob (@RobPollard_) May 7, 2016"

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LVG got those shades in Accessorize - defo for the ladies

— United Rant (@unitedrant) May 7, 2016"

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Ladies and gentleman, Louis van Gaal. pic.twitter.com/2IKkLXLnC9

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 7, 2016"

The Dutchman opted to omit Marcus Rashford from his matchday squad, a decision that was immediately scrutinised when Anthony Martial suffered an injury in the warm-up and was forced to withdraw:

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When you leave out Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial gets injured in the warm-up…#MUFC pic.twitter.com/FbsCYW7gZB

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) May 7, 2016"

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Louis Van Gaal's decision to leave Marcus Rashford out of the MUFC squad has really paid off now that Anthony Martial is injured...

— Graham Ruthven (@grahamruthven) May 7, 2016"

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No Martial or Rashford for Man Utd 😐

— The True Geordie (@TrueGeordieNUFC) May 7, 2016"

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Martial gets injured in the warm-up, has no strikers on the bench... pic.twitter.com/S3Jo8oHmg6

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 7, 2016"

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Players in today's revised starting XI have scored 22 goals this season. Usually United would have at least one player on that number. #mufc

— Chris Fleming (@Chris__Fleming) May 7, 2016"

Norwich started the brighter and had a great chance to take an early lead, only for David De Gea to deny Cameron Jerome:

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Norwich with all the early urgency and verve. De Gea reacting well to keep out Jerome's free header. #MUFC

— Kris Voakes (@krisvoakes) May 7, 2016"

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David De Gea starting early in his bid to be next year's player of the year.

— Rob Dawson (@RobDawsonMEN) May 7, 2016"

Things got worse still for United when Matteo Darmian picked up a knock and had to be replaced:

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Doesn't look like Darmian is coming back. Borthwick-Jackson getting stripped. Not going well so far.

— Rob Dawson (@RobDawsonMEN) May 7, 2016"

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Now Darmian looks like he's going to go off injured. The Law of Murphy strikes again!

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 7, 2016"

But the visitors held firm and took the lead after 72 minutes when Wayne Rooney set up Juan Mata to score:

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Jerome's miss earlier; Bassong's misjudgment now. Norwich's season in a nutshell. Decent side but just not good enough at either end.

— Nick Ames (@NickAmes82) May 7, 2016"

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Juan Mata likes facing Norwich - he's scored 5 #BPL goals against the Canaries, more than any other opponent #NORMUN pic.twitter.com/ZnILzXhKJE

— Premier League (@premierleague) May 7, 2016"

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95 - Wayne Rooney is now joint-third for assists in Premier League history (95, level with Fabregas). Provider.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 7, 2016"

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United fans should be chanting:

Que sera sera
Whatever will be will be
We'll be playing Aberdeen
In the Europa League

— Richard Beech (@BeechardRich) May 7, 2016"

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"Blocking out the haters" 😎#MUFC pic.twitter.com/Pvz0ohPYlY

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) May 7, 2016"

United held on to claim a pivotal three points in the fight for a place in the UEFA Champions League:

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FT: Norwich 0-1 Manchester United.

Thought Louis van Gaal was dead at #MUFC?

Think again! pic.twitter.com/KBKAKmss6j

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) May 7, 2016"

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Here's where that result leaves @ManUtd. Will they break into the top four...? pic.twitter.com/2b16FvK8kH

— Premier League (@premierleague) May 7, 2016"

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At Carrow Road. Virtually impossible to split which team going down and which hoping for a CL place. Each keeper made one save.

— Gary Jacob (@garyjacob) May 7, 2016"

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Big win for United. No shame in grinding it out at Norwich. Pressure back on City and Arsenal ahead of tomorrow.

— Rob Dawson (@RobDawsonMEN) May 7, 2016"

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Good result, pathetic performance. Same old, same old. Players playing for themselves since December – no reflection of this manager.

— Liam Canning (@OffsideLiam) May 7, 2016"

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Neutrals everywhere react to the possibility of THIS #MUFC side storming into the Champions League pic.twitter.com/RLQMGLLxxR

— Unibet (@unibet) May 7, 2016"

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