Did you see that Norwich City goal against Aston Villa on Tuesday night? Blimey. Eighteen passes, every outfield player involved, the kind of intelligent movement and interplay with a dash of brio that even Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City would have been proud of. When Jordan Rhodes applied the finishing touch Carrow Road purred.

That 2-1 win followed an equally impressive victory against Nottingham Forest three days earlier. The Canaries’ third win in a week against Brentford on Saturday was a little lighter on the free-flowing football, but as we enter the winter months of a relentless Championship campaign, their winner courtesy of a raking, 50-yard punt and a display of defensive grit and resolve also augers well.

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