Billy Gilmour has praised the substitute performance that took place during Norwich City's recent 1-0 loss with Manchester United.

It took a 75th-minute penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo for the Red Devils to earn the three points, but the Canaries also had to deal with several injuries throughout the match.

Ben Gibson and Grant Hanley had to be replaced before and during the match due to different issues and the Norwich midfielder was impressed by the performances.

"Those two came in, it was disappointing for Grant getting the injury, but 'Lungi' (Jacob Sorensen) came in and Ozan Kabak was unbelievable," Gilmour said.

"Obviously Grant got the injury and Lungi came in and I thought he was unbelievable, composed and confident on the ball. For him to come in and do that job against Ronaldo and (Marcus) Rashford was unbelievable."

Norwich City remain bottom of the league following the defeat as they sit three points away from safety with Aston Villa their next opponents.

Norwich City transfer target Keinan Davis "needs to rebuild his career" by heading out on loan, according to BirminghamLive journalist Ashley Preece.

The Aston Villa striker is still awaiting his first senior start of the season having fallen down the pecking order in the Midlands.

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Football Insider claimed last month that Davis is on Norwich's radar ahead of the transfer window reopening for business in January.

The report suggests the Canaries could acquire the 23-year-old's services for as little as £2million when Dean Smith will enjoy the first opportunity to freshen up his squad since being appointed as the Norfolk club's head coach.

It is understood that Norwich are in pole position to sign Davis despite there also being interest from other clubs.

Smith worked with Davis during his time in charge at Villa Park, with the frontman being handed 49 appearances by the Canaries' new chief.

But Davis has been restricted to just 11 minutes of Premier League football this season and he is yet to feature under Villa head coach Steven Gerrard, who was appointed after Smith's sacking last month.

Norwich City are set to recall Jordan Hugill from his loan spell at West Brom, with the Baggies ‘in the market for a new forward’, reports The Sun on Sunday (05.12.21, pg. 59).

Hugill, 29, joined West Brom on a season-long loan from Norwich City last summer. The former West Ham striker was tipped to join a number of Championship clubs but it was the Baggies who landed him – though he’s not performed all that well.

In his 17 Championship appearances so far this campaign, Hugill has scored just the one goal.

He’s been a constant source of criticism among Baggies fans and now Alan Nixon reports in this morning’s The Sun on Sunday that parent club Norwich City are set to recall the striker to fill an attacking void in their own squad, amid West Brom’s search for a new striker.Transfer Rumour: Norwich Set To Recall Hugill From West Brom Loan

Norwich City head coach Dean Smith has insisted any thoughts of a January squad makeover can wait but that has not stopped Adam Idah being touted with a loan move to Championship club Nottingham Forest.

The Sun on Sunday's Alan Nixon also claims Jordan Hugill's West Brom loan stint could be cut short next month 'to fill a vacancy' in the City squad.

Smith takes Norwich to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, with Idah a second half substitute in the midweek 1-1 draw at Newcastle.

The 20-year-old has not started a league game this season, which prompted Nixon to suggest City's top brass feel he needs a loan spell for regular football and the Reds 'are favourites to land him'.

Forest beat Peterborough 2-0 on Saturday but sit 13th in the Championship under former Swansea chief Steve Cooper. 

Smith was asked about the Republic of Ireland international's chances under him on Friday.

"Adam knows what's expected of him," he said. "There might be times when he gets the opportunity to play with Teemu (Pukki) up front. Teemu has set the standard at the moment and Adam can see from the goals and the work rate that is the standard that he needs to get to himself.

"There is certainly an awful lot of potential in Adam’s ability, from what I've seen so far. He came on against Newcastle and made an impact and that's what I'm asking the players to do when they're when they're called upon."

Idah was quoted in the Irish media on international duty over the summer admitting the lack of game time at club level was 'difficult' at times. 

Norwich City are set to recall Jordan Hugill from his loan spell at West Brom, with the Baggies ‘in the market for a new forward’, reports The Sun on Sunday (05.12.21, pg. 59).

Hugill, 29, joined West Brom on a season-long loan from Norwich City last summer. The former West Ham striker was tipped to join a number of Championship clubs but it was the Baggies who landed him – though he’s not performed all that well.

In his 17 Championship appearances so far this campaign, Hugill has scored just the one goal.

He’s been a constant source of criticism among Baggies fans and now Alan Nixon reports in this morning’s The Sun on Sunday that parent club Norwich City are set to recall the striker to fill an attacking void in their own squad, amid West Brom’s search for a new striker.

Max Aarons was part of the Norwich City side that took a point away from Newcastle United on Tuesday, and now the defender finds himself on the Magpies’ radar ahead of the January transfer window, according to a report from Calciomercato.

The Canaries left Tyneside with a big point. The result will certainly suit Dean Smith’s side more than it will Newcastle.

For Eddie Howe, it was another reminder of how important next month is going to be. The Magpies could end the day eight points off safety and are still awaiting their first win.

One positive from yesterday’s game, it seems, is that it provided Howe with an opportunity to look at a potential target, and it does appear that the Magpies need to strengthen in that right-back position. Javier Manquillo has done reasonably well at times.

But the likes of Matt Ritchie and Emil Krafth have come in for plenty of criticism.

Aarons has perhaps not quite kicked on as some may have expected when Norwich were previously in the Premier League.

But the defender is still only 21 years of age. And he did do well at St James’ Park this week.

According to Whoscored, no player completed more tackles than Aarons. Meanwhile, he managed two key passes during the contest.

Norwich City Under-23s put in a five-star performance away at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League 2 and leapfrogged their opponents in the table.

Goals from Jon Rowe (2), Abu Kamara, Bali Mumba and Tom Dickson-Peters gave the Canaries a convincing win at Aggborough Stadium that lifts them up to fifth in the Premier League 2 Division 2 table.

Under-23s head coach Alan Neilson made two changes to the side that was beaten in the last match at Middlesbrough, with Sam Byram and Bali Mumba coming into the starting XI for Saxon Earley and Josh Giurgi, who dropped to the bench.

Wolves started the match brightly with skipper Lewis Richards fizzing a cross into the back post that nobody got on the end of before Harvey Griffiths warmed the gloves of Dylan Berry with a tame free kick towards the near post.

Norwich then responded as Rowe, dangerous throughout the first half, threaded a pass into Dickson-Peters but Louie Moulden was quick off his line to gather as the striker looked to take the ball around him.

Lee Harkin then had a close range shot blocked for the hosts before Norwich took control of the game with two quickfire goals. The first came from Mumba who cut in from the left and hit an effort from outside the box that flew past Moulden. A minute later it was 2-0 as this time Rowe picked up a good through ball from Kamara and sent a left foot shot across goal and into the bottom corner.

Harry Birtwistle and Tony Springett then both dragged shots wide for their respective teams, before Dickson-Peters hit a half volley towards goal that was well blocked.

The second half was only six minutes old when Norwich extended the lead. First Kamara floated a ball to the back post, which Tony Springett attempted to volley goalwards. However, when his effort was cleared Norwich recycled the ball well and Mumba crossed from the left for Rowe to plant a header into the bottom corner.

Wolves looked to push more men forward after that but left themselves open as Dickson-Peters intercepted a pass on halfway, raced towards the opposition’s area and squared a pass to Kamara, who coolly slotted a finish past the keeper to make it 4-0.

The hosts kept coming forward though and Owen Hesketh was unfortunate to hit the outside of the post after working his way past a couple of challenges on the edge of the area. Then, with nine minutes remaining, Berry showed his determination to keep the clean sheet in tact by diving to his right to palm away a fiercley-struck shot from Griffiths.

So it was left then for Dickson-Peters to put the gloss on an excellent display in the last minute of normal time as he collected a ball from Mumba and fired past Moulden to make it 5-0.

Wolves: Moulden; Estrada (Jordão, 63), Hubner, Richards (C), Birtwistle, Buur; Hodnett (Bueno, 75), Hesketh, Griffiths; Harkin, Roberts (Scott, 63). Subs not used: Tipton, Farmer Bookings: Hubner (16), Hesketh (43), Roberts (45), Estrada (60)

Norwich City: Berry; Byram (C) (Giurgi, 71), Warner, Tomkinson, Mumba; Gibbs, Riley (Clarke, 48), Springett (Earley, 84); Kamara, Rowe, Dickson-Peters. Subs not used: St Paul, Hutchinson Bookings: Byram (12), Gibbs (13), Tomkinson (45), Dickson-Peters (85) Goals: Rowe (19, 51), Mumba (18), Kamara (57), Dickson-Peters (90)

HT: 2-0 Venue: Aggborough Stadium

Billy Gilmour reckons that Dean Smith has already made a "massive difference" to Norwich City after the midfielder turned in another man of the match display yesterday, his second in as many games.

The on-loan Chelsea midfielder and Scotland international was frozen out under previous boss Daniel Farke prior to his sacking.

Smith has immediately moved to restore the  young Scot to the starting lineup and he has repaid his new manager with a pair of excellent performances, the latest in Saturday's goalless draw at home to Wolves.

And the 20-year-old says the intensity and atmosphere around Carrow Road is night and day compared to before Smith's arrival to their Premier League survival fight.

Gilmour said: “He’s come in and been ruthless with us, how we train, the intensity, in the games you can see there’s a massive difference, it feels like it as well.

“He comes in and there’s a real buzz about the place and wanting to do well.”

He continued: "He’s just come in and said we need to be more aggressive.

"You can see that we’re playing higher up and more aggressively, attacking a lot more and getting after teams.

“We belong in this league and we need to prove it. We could have taken a couple of our chances but it wasn’t to be.”