Manchester United coach Ralf Rangnick has opened up about Cristiano Ronaldo's absence for the Premier League clash with Manchester City. Manchester United suffered a humiliating 4-1 defeat in the derby against Manchester City on Sunday and the club's interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, told some truths at home after the match.
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has revealed his analysis of his team's heavy defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.
Despite a lively performance in the first half with encouraging performances, things went wrong for United after the break.
Rangnick, who was appointed interim coach of United three months ago, has not hesitated to say that his team is well below the level of his opponentCity.
United sit fifth in the Premier League after this weekend's results, slipping behind Arsenal, while they are now 22 points behind City.
"Everyone knows how good they are. They are one of the best teams in the world and there is a gap between the two teams. »
Rangnick added that while there were positive aspects to United's performance, there were more questions than answers for his team.
He added: "I think we played a good first half, if not decent. We were competitive. Difficult to concede a goal early. We came back, scored a goal and then conceded another against.
"It was a very difficult game against one of the best teams in the world. We conceded a fourth in the last minute of the game. It's a tough game that shows that we still have a long way to go to close that gap.
"It worked. For us it was clear that if we wanted to have a chance to win the game, we had to run a lot. You have to be in attack mode and we did that in the first half. The third goal killed us in the end.
"It's difficult, the third goal is a brilliantly taken corner and it's almost impossible to defend that. In the second half, Man City were the best team and they showed the quality they have. We struggled especially after she scored the third. »
Regarding cristiano Ronaldo's absence, Ralf said: "It's the same reason he missed the Cup game. Yesterday before training, he had a hip flexing problem and we decided he wouldn't be training. I had another conversation with him and it didn't make sense to take him today with his problems," the German coach told Sky Sports.
Ralf Rangnick reveals why Ronaldo isn't in Man Utd's squadpic.twitter.com/TnwTOUFtRA— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 15, 2022
Rangnick explained when asked when absentees Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani would return: "I don't know. I was hoping to have them available for this match.
"We have two important games ahead against Spurs and Atletico and we need to focus fully on that."
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