The Canaries netted twice inside the opening seven minutes to put themselves in a strong position in the tie, before Ben Chrisene deflected Andre Brooks' effort into the top corner to put them three ahead.
A chaotic 10 minutes after the half-time break saw MK Dons miss a penalty after Vladan Kovacevic denied Nathianel Mendez-Laing from the spot, but Ryan Wintle volleyed home from the resulting corner.
But it took only three minutes before their three-goal lead was restored with Andre Brooks punishing a poor defensive back pass to net his first on debut.
There were fears for striker Mathias Kvistgaarden after he limped out of the contest with a back injury, after Marvin Ekpiteta's knee made contact with him as he attempted to hold up a pass on the halfway line. He was put through a fitness test at the side of the pitch, but indicated he wasn't able to continue.
Clement's initial reaction was that it was a case of being sore rather than serious for the Dane, who will now undergo an assessment to learn the severity of his knock. Norwich ended the game with captain Kenny McLean up front.
City are weighing up their options in the transfer market after losing Ali Ahmed to an ACL injury last weekend in their penultimate pre-season clash against Osasuna. They are also expected to sell with pair Jakov Medic and Amankwah Forson again left out of the squad alongside Liam Gibbs.
They begin their Championship action against West Brom next weekend, with this victory providing a further injection of optimism ahead of that clash at Carrow Road.
City chief Clement spoke to the Pink Un at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon.
A chaotic 10 minutes after the half-time break saw MK Dons miss a penalty after Vladan Kovacevic denied Nathianel Mendez-Laing from the spot, but Ryan Wintle volleyed home from the resulting corner.
But it took only three minutes before their three-goal lead was restored with Andre Brooks punishing a poor defensive back pass to net his first on debut.
There were fears for striker Mathias Kvistgaarden after he limped out of the contest with a back injury, after Marvin Ekpiteta's knee made contact with him as he attempted to hold up a pass on the halfway line. He was put through a fitness test at the side of the pitch, but indicated he wasn't able to continue.
Clement's initial reaction was that it was a case of being sore rather than serious for the Dane, who will now undergo an assessment to learn the severity of his knock. Norwich ended the game with captain Kenny McLean up front.
City are weighing up their options in the transfer market after losing Ali Ahmed to an ACL injury last weekend in their penultimate pre-season clash against Osasuna. They are also expected to sell with pair Jakov Medic and Amankwah Forson again left out of the squad alongside Liam Gibbs.
They begin their Championship action against West Brom next weekend, with this victory providing a further injection of optimism ahead of that clash at Carrow Road.
City chief Clement spoke to the Pink Un at Carrow Road on Saturday afternoon.
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