COVENTRY City made a superb start to the new season with two-second half goals to down the Canaries at the Ricoh Arena.
Elliott Ward was on target with a penalty just after the start of the second half.
But the story of the day was Leon McKenzie who came on as a second half substitute to net his 100th career league goal after an eight month injury lay-off.
The Sky Blues made a steady start in a reasonably eventless first half with limited opportunities from both sides.
Glenn Roeder's side enjoyed the lion's share of opportunities in the first period but it was City who went closest to opening the scoring when Julian Gray's cross-cum-shot just after quarter or an hour looped just over Norwich 'keeper David Marshall and his crossbar.
Norwich had more half chances to go ahead though, Lee Croft just failing to get a foot on a low cross from Arturo Lupoli, a flick from Jamie Cureton just putting the ball out of reach on seven minutes.
John Kennedy also had a chance to get on the scoresheet after 20 minutes with an athletic overhead kick from a corner delivery, only for his strike to go straight to Gunnarsson who made the clearance .
But it was Lupoli who provided most of the worries for the Sky Blues on the left flank, twice being denied in the six yard box by two solid blocks from Elliott Ward which both resulted in fruitless corners.
Coventry showed plenty of promise with their new look side though, Gunnarsson providing a number of probing balls and Freddy Eastwood and Clinton Morrison both looking lively.
Debutant 'keeper Keiren Westwood was also rarely troubled despite Norwich's dominance of possession in the first half with the back four of Ward, Scott Dann, Stephen Wright and Danny Fox remaining reasonably comfortable.
It was a complete reversal of fortunes after the break though, Coventry doing most of the running and finding themselves ahead just a minute into the second half.
Guillaume Beuzelin picked up a stray ball in the Norwich box only to be brought down by Sammy Clingan, leaving Ward to step up and blast the ball into the centre of the goal.
Norwich's best opportunity to level in the second half came in the 68th minute when a high ball bounced over Ward's head and to the feet of Canaries sub Omar Koroma, leaving him one-on-one with Keiren Westwood.
But Koroma's half-hit effort only found Westwood's hand which allowed the Sky Blues to clear away.
McKenzie was then introduced just after for Julian Gray and made his mark six minutes from time.
Beuzelin's through pass allowed Morrison to tap the ball past the Norwich 'keeper and knock it back across goal, his delivery clipping the bar with the ensuing McKenzie tapping home at the far post.
Team - Westwood; Fox, Dann, Ward, Wright; Tabb (Simpson 46), Beuzelin, Gunnarsson, Gray (McKenzie 69), Eastwood (Thronton 82), Morrison.
Subs not used - Ireland (GK), Turner
Attendance - 22,607
