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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer joked that Marcus Rashford "did the honourable thing" by missing a penalty in Man Utd's clash with Norwich.

The Red Devils striker failed from the spot for the second time this season after fluffing his lines earlier in the campaign against Crystal Palace .

Rashford was handed the chance to put his side 2-0 up following a controversial VAR decision, but Canaries keeper Tim Krul guessed the right way.

Krul also kept out a dubious VAR-ruled spot kick from Rashford's strike partner Anthony Martial, and boss Solskjaer was left amused by the episode.

"The first one I don't think is a penalty, if it takes two minutes it's not clear and obvious," Solskjaer said. "But Marcus [Rashford] did the honourable thing and missed it."

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United had taken the lead through a Scott McTominay strike, when Norwich defender Ben Godfrey was harshly penalised for a supposed foul on Daniel James.

Rashford stepped up but saw his effort saved by Krul, but soon made amends by finding the net from open play.

Less than 15 minutes later United had another penalty, but Krul saved again this time from Martial, but the Frenchman followed Rashford's lead, scoring late on before Norwich's Onel Hernandez nabbed a consolation.

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Solskjaer added: "They all score penalties, except when it comes to the ones that matter."

But nevertheless the Norwegian was still pleased with Rashford's contribution, and singled out one moment in particular which enthused him.

"Delighted with the whole team, but to just see Marcus chasing the ball down with Max Aarons in a 50-yard sprint and just tackle in front of a dugout is the best response you can ask from a player," he said.

The win catapults United up to seventh, and Rashford pointed to a key difference in his partnership with Martial which is paying dividends.

"We're talking to each other as we're playing so it makes it a lot more simple for you on the ball because it's impossible to see him," Rashford told MUTV.

"So if he doesn't speak it's impossible to make that pass. If we can just give each other information when we pass the ball it makes it a lot more simple so that's the next step for us."