Ahead of Saturday's game at Old Trafford, James Hicks spoke to Charlotte Duncker, who covers the club for Goal, to talk all things Manchester United.
canaries.co.uk: Just how disappointing was the 1-0 defeat against Everton, especially considering the top four implications?
CD: I think United will be very disappointed with the game against Everton, not only dropping three points but the manner of the performance.
They played really poorly and Ralf Rangnick couldn't understand why his side couldn't score against a team who had conceded three against Burnley just a few days before.
Top four is out of their hands, it has been for a while and if they've got any hope of getting there they'll have to win the majority of their final games.
canaries.co.uk: Do you think that speculation around the club with Erik Ten Hag has any part to play in United's downturn in results?
CD: Staff and players will be the first to say that they don't listen to anything that is said in the media so it would be a poor excuse to blame their current run on the speculation of who a new manager could be.
If anything the prospect of a new manager coming in next season should be encouraging some to perform better to prove a point. Rangnick said he would not accept any player using new manager talk as an 'alibi or excuse' after the defeat to Everton.
canaries.co.uk: Where do you think that the problems lie with United regarding their poor form having only registered one win in seven games in all competitions?
CD: The problems recently look to be a lack of individual application. If you look at the last two games they have lacked aggression, physicality and desire.
Some of the blame has been placed on Rangnick not being good enough but if he can't get his players to complete the basics then he is going to struggle to develop them from there.
Paul Pogba said on the last international break that the season from a United perspective is 'dead' and given how the team has performed in the last few weeks it appears that is the view of the rest of the squad.
David de Gea aside there aren't many players who will come out of this campaign with much credit which is due to problems on and off the pitch.
canaries.co.uk: Are United too reliable upon individual brilliance rather than working as a team, as seen with Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Spurs?
Yes. Even under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that was the case in that they relied on individual brilliance while counter attacking. It has been individual brilliance from De Gea that means United aren't even further down the table.
The balance in the squad and the way they play and have been coached means they don't play with the same cohesion seen by Manchester City or Liverpool, for example. It's something the new manager will need to address.
canaries.co.uk: Just how important is this game against Norwich on Saturday for United?
CD: If they've got aspirations to play in any European competition next season then they need to get three points at Old Trafford on Saturday.
After the game against Norwich they have Liverpool and Arsenal in the space of five days so a win against the Canaries is a must if they want to finish the season strongly.
canaries.co.uk: Where do you think United are mostly likely to be under threat from Norwich?
Norwich will have seen that United can look at risk under set pieces and also have had a number of nervous moments in their box.
If they can get the first goal there has also been a nervous tension and lack of belief from United to get back into the game so Norwich can provide a threat by getting the first goal.
canaries.co.uk: Finally, what do you think the starting line-up will be?
CD: A lot of this will depend on the injury news. If Raphael Varane is fit I'd expect him to come back in and they've also got issues in midfield with Scott McTominay missing last weekend and Fred coming off injured.
Charlotte's predicted starting XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Telles, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford, Ronaldo.