"We set ourselves up to be difficult to beat. If you look at the record we've got, we've done fantastically well. Now we have to get a little bit of quality in forward areas. We have to improve in the midfield too because the strikers need something to feed off.

"We are in a situation when I have to think, think, think," said Mourinho. "I look to bench and we don't have attacking players. I had to take off Erik Lamela because of fatigue but we showed an incredible reaction to score a second goal.

Norwich manager Daniel Farke, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It is an important win for us. Three points, clean sheet, good for mood and confidence and the table. A good evening for us.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, speaking to BBC Sport: "Very happy. We started on the front foot. When you can walk off, and I am sure the opposition are talking about Manchester United as a very hard working team, that is what I want from my team.

Norwich manager Daniel Farke to BBC Sport: "I'm not sure that [Wickham was onside] when the ball left Zaha's foot - if you can guarantee that, we accept the decision, if not, then it's tricky.

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith: "It's very precious. The fact that we'd lost four Premier League matches on the spin, you don't come into this game with an awful lot of confidence. "The three things I asked the players for were enthusiasm, attitude and application, and we got them.

Norwich boss Daniel Farke, speaking to BBC Sport: "We were 1-0 up, played fantastic, we had two or three one on ones and hit the inside of the post. No-one could complain if we were 4-0 up at half-time.

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers: "When you play at home you always want to win. I think the players showed a great mentality. Norwich started bright and deservedly went in front but second half we were much better.

Norwich City manager Daniel Farke told BBC Sport: "I can't complain about the attitude, but if you make mistakes you are punished at this level. It is always a concern to lose a game and to concede goals.

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl told BBC Sport: "It is clear we used a lot of energy in the first 70 minutes, until 2-1 it was a good game from us. They thought something was possible for them and in the last 15 minutes we were a bit tired.

Arsenal interim manager Freddie Ljungberg told Sky Sports: "We started the game really well, that's how I want to play football. "But we need to work on the transitions, we dominated and they break us too easily.

"I think it is not the main thing to talk about the situation. It is not the moment to talk about individual positions," Silva said. "We have to look what is best for us as a club and for myself and the players as well - but always the club has to be at the top.