(CNN) -- Anthony Pilkington was rejected by Manchester United as a youth player, and Alex Ferguson claims he doesn't even remember the player's time at Old Trafford. But the 24-year-old made a point to the veteran manager on Saturday, scoring the only goal as his Norwich team knocked United off the top of the English Premier League. Norwich's 1-0 home win left United a point behind rivals Manchester City, who earlier thrashed Aston Villa 5-0. "We've been a bit more ruthless and we're putting our chances away; maybe we could have had another one at the end to make it a bit more comfortable," said Pilkington, whose 60th-minute header inflicted United's third league defeat in 12 matches and lifted Norwich up to 13th.
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Manchester City move to top of English Premier League with 5-0 win over Aston Villa
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Rivals Manchester United drop to second after losing 1-0 to Norwich City
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Third-placed Chelsea suffer 2-1 defeat away to surprise team West Brom
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Arsenal win 5-2 in London derby with Tottenham, who have a player sent off
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