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Man United boss Rangnick backs Cristiano Ronaldo comments

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Man United boss Rangnick backs Cristiano Ronaldo comments

Cristiano Ronaldo came out this week and spoke about the mentality of the squad.

Manchester United’s interim manager Ralf Rangnick has publicly backed Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent comments.

The Portuguese winger came out this week and spoke about the mentality of the squad, claiming he will not accept anything outside of a top-three finish in the Premier League.

Manchester United are going through a tough phase this season, sitting at the 7th spot in the table. To make it into the top four, Man United have to play quality football in the upcoming months.

Rangnick said to the press, “I think this has to happen in every single training session and in every single game and, of course, it is also about what happens after situations during the game. If things do not go the right way you have to behave in a certain manner,”

“It is also about being role models. Not only the older ones like Cristiano but also the younger ones, and how you deal with those situations. In the end, it is a team sport, where we have to play together.”

Manchester United will take on Aston Villa on Saturday in the Premier League. They will face Villa again as they previously met in FA Cup where Red Devils had the final laugh.

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Paul Scholes believes Greenwood should start instead of Ronaldo

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Paul Scholes believes Greenwood should start instead of Ronaldo
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Mason Greenwood expected to start as a striker every weekend.

Man United legend Paul Scholes dislikes Rangnick’s way of using Greenwood in most games.

He believes Greenwood should be given more chances instead of Ronaldo upfront in the attacking line.

“Mason Greenwood is a brilliant player – great potential. The manager keeps taking him off; he’s almost become a little bit of a scapegoat, a little bit of an easy target because he’s a young player,” said Scholes.

“He should be playing up front for this team. As good as [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Edinson] Cavani are, and have been throughout their careers, for Manchester United’s centre forwards to be 37 and 34 just tells us where the club is at.

“Greenwood has to be playing now – and in the future. He is a highly-talented lad and I’m frustrated when I watch him because you know he’s going to be the first man off every single.

“He’s been shoved out in those wide areas – the lad is an out-and-out centre forward. He will score goals in this team – no doubt about that.”

 

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Man United slammed for having a ‘relegation-standard’ midfield

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Man United slammed for having a 'relegation-standard' midfield
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Ralf Rangnick facing major issues in United’s midfield.

After United’s loss to Wolves last weekend, there have been rumours circling around about a distressed dressing room.

Players such as Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford came out and insisted the entire team is united at the moment.

Paul Parker believes United is facing a problem in the midfield and no players are capable of taking up the cause.

‘People have spoken about how they’ve seen [Ralf] Rangnick as a mentor, so you look to him for a structure and what can take them to the next step,’ Parker told BetFred.

‘However, the problem is how can you build when the players you’ve got don’t want to give enough or aren’t good enough to step in.

‘We saw that against Wolves. Manchester United have a relegation standard midfield at this moment in time.

‘It’s a poor midfield and everybody knows it. Manchester United have names but they don’t have what’s more important than anything and that’s heart, passion and courage.’

 

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Marcus Rashford addresses ‘broken’ dressing room rumours

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Marcus Rashford addresses 'broken' dressing room rumours
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Marcus Rashford dismisses claims of Man United players struggling under Ralf Rangnick.

The 24-year old forward has been struggling this season managing only two goals in his last 11 Premier League appearances.

There have been reports that players are struggling to follow to Rangnick’s methods and Rashford has now spoken out on the current situation.

Rashford said: “I read something earlier that said I’d been quiet on here but what can I say that will make this better other than showing you all on the pitch?

“We’ve all been disappointed with recent performances and we’ve been as disappointed with the news coverage questioning our commitment to not only the manager and the coaching staff but the club.

“I have endless respect for both and I’m looking forward to bettering my game under the staff at Manchester United.

“I’m not sulking, I’m not unhappy, am I disappointed in some of my recent performances? Of course I am.

“I’m my own biggest critic. It’s been a tough start but I’m determined to prove my worth.

“My dedication and my desire to be here should never been in question. I love this club.”

 

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Ralf Rangnick lashes out at unsettling Man United players

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Ralf Rangnick lashes out at unsettling Man United players
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Many first-team players are struggling for minutes under Ralf Rangnick.

The German manager has called out his ‘unhappy’ players who have been causing dressing room disruptions after their loss against Wolves last weekend.

Rangnick has an enormous squad at his disposal with some of those stars linked with a move away this January.

Players are still struggling to understand the manager’s ideas and Rangnick has addressed the media on Friday regarding the same.

“When you have a big squad and only 10 can play and three be substituted, you have quite a number of players who don’t play and are not in the squad,” he explained.

“Those players are not happy, it is clear. It is about the players to deal with the situation in a professional way.

“This is not only an issue with a club like Manchester United.

“When you have a big squad, in the last two games, we had most of the players available.

“We had three centre-backs missing against Wolves. In general, we had most of the players available, apart from Paul Pogba.

“Those players are unhappy about the situation, it’s obvious, clear.

“I tend to explain to players every two or three weeks why they are not playing and that is an issue in our team and other clubs.”

 

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Manchester United offer Paul Pogba £500,000-a-week contract!

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Manchester United offer Paul Pogba £500,000-a-week contract?

Paul Pogba will see his contract expiring in the summer.

Manchester United are reportedly planning to make Paul Pogba the highest-paid player in Premier League history by offering him a £500,000-a-week contract to stay at Old Trafford. Paul Pogba’s future has been uncertain in last one year and he has been linked with some European clubs to make a move from United.

The 28-year-old will see his contract expiring in the summer and is now free to sign pre-contract agreements with foreign clubs.

Pogba was on the radar of some big clubs such as Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and his former club Juventus. The Frenchman is on the priority of top clubs.

As per the reports of The Sun, Man United fear that former Juventus player is edging towards an exit and so they have offered him a £500,000-a-week wage package to try to convince him to stay.

United are refusing to sell the France international in January, while his agent Mino Raiola is waiting to enter negotiations with either the Red Devils or another interested club regarding his client’s future.

The 2018 World Cup winner has made 219 appearances across all competitions for the Red Devils, scoring 38 goals and providing 49 assists.

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Arsenal legend predicts Man United will finish fourth this season

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Arsenal legend predicts Man United will finish fourth this season
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Manchester United could finish fourth this Premier League season.

The Gunners are currently occupying the fourth spot in the top-flight even though four clubs are battling for that position.

West Ham, Spurs and Manchester United are the other three clubs are looking for Champions League qualification this season.

Gunners legend Roy Parlour claims that United can still clinch the fourth spot given their performances in the second half of the season.

Parlour told talkSPORT: “If he [Rangnick] can get that little bit of a buzz around Manchester United again, they’ve got better players probably than most of the squads.

“Then you look at Spurs, I think it’s close between Spurs and Arsenal. The north London derby coming up will be massive for both sides.

“And then West Ham, you still can’t write them off. I know they had that little bit of a blip but they’ve bounced back very well against Palace and Watford.

“A lot of it is going to come down to signings in January. Not just the top four, but at the bottom as well. If I’m going to stick my neck out, I would certainly go with Manchester United still [to finish fourth].”

 

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Jadon Sancho struggling to fit into Ralf Rangnick’s system

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Jadon Sancho struggling to fit into Ralf Rangnick's system
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Jadon Sancho is at risk with Ralf Rangnick’s formation.

The German manager suffered his first defeat at Old Trafford against Wolves this Monday.

He moved the United team to the 4-2-2 formation and pundit Jamie Redknapp believes Jadon Sancho will be the most at risk with this new formation.

“The way Rangnick set up his team, they were never going to get hold of the ball. It was impossible. They haven’t got the players to do that,” Redknapp told Sky Sports.

“You cannot ask Sancho and Greenwood to play the way he played at RB Leipzig… They’ve got to be able to run out to the wide men, then back inside. They have to be so fit, so strong and also comfortable on the ball.

“Greenwood and Sancho are not comfortable at the moment. Sancho looks like he can’t raise a gallop at the moment.

“One thing I worry about him, he looks like he can’t run past anyone. He looks like he hasn’t got that yard of pace. United wingers, if you’re going to be one, you’ve got to be able to run with the ball. That is a major problem with that system.”

 

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Ralf Rangnick wants Cavani to stay at Man United

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Ralf Rangnick wants Cavani to stay at Man United
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Manager Ralf Rangnick desperately wants Edi Cavani to stay put.

The 34-year old striker is back to full fitness and has featured under new manager Ralf Rangnick for the first time last week.

His contract expires this summer and the manager feels Cavani will be a crucial player for the remainder of the season.

Cavani has recently been linked with Barcelona and Juventus but the manager doesn’t want to let him go.

“He knows that I will definitely not let him go,” said Rangnick.

“I told him from the very first day that, for me, he is a highly important player,” added Rangnick. “He is probably the only one who can play as a striker back to goal and face to goal.

“And, as I said, his professionalism, his work ethic is just amazing and I told him that I desperately want him to stay until the end of the season. He knows that. He also knows how highly I rate him and how highly I respect him.

“We will definitely need Edi. I would rather have another Edi on top of that but for me it’s clear that Edi has to stay.”

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McCoist praises Rangnick tactics for Man Utd victory over Burnley

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McCoist praises Rangnick tactics for Man Utd victory over Burnley

Since Ralf Rangnick’s arrival, United haven’t lost a game yet.

Rangers great Ally McCoist admired Manchester United manager boss Ralf Rangnick for their tactics against Burnley.

United leapfrogged Tottenham into the sixth spot in the Premier League after proving to be too good against Sean Dyche’s side at Old Trafford on Thursday night.

He said: “This is an interesting tactic there.

“When they’re (Burnley) going long, McTominay is actually dropping back to pick up Wood, which allows the two centre-backs to keep position.

“Quite intelligent really.”

McCoist spotted that his compatriot Scott McTominay was on hand to always mark Burnley’s towering centre-forward Chris Wood whenever the visitors went route one.

And McCoist noticed that this allowed Eric Bailly and Harry Maguire to kept their shape in the backline.

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