(Reuters) – Manchester United supervisor Ralf Rangnick on Monday urged his facet to show extra defensive solidity ahead of an important run-in that may decide Champions League qualification and certain outline his tenure as interim boss.
Rangnick, who succeeded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November final 12 months, has struggled to show round United’s season following a dismal begin, with the workforce three factors adrift of Tottenham Hotspur in fourth.
“We should be extra compact, we have to discover the precise stability of what we do in possession of the ball and what we have to do so as to defend our personal aim,” Rangnick advised reporters ahead of Tuesday’s go to to second-placed Liverpool.
“For positive, we should be extra compact, extra aggressive… that is what we have to present tomorrow in opposition to a workforce that’s in all probability one of one of the best in creating moments which they are often harmful from in and across the field. We should be at our highest defensively.”
Rangnick mentioned that Liverpool, who path leaders Manchester City by some extent, will begin as favourites however his facet had been succesful of inflicting an upset.
“Although we is perhaps the underdogs for most individuals, we nonetheless know that if we elevate our degree, if we play a high efficiency, then we’ve got an opportunity to get three factors. This might be our ambition and aim for tomorrow,” he added.
The German confirmed that midfielder Bruno Fernandes was concerned in a automotive crash earlier on Monday however escaped unharmed and might be obtainable in opposition to Liverpool.
“Yes, he was coaching with the workforce, clearly the accident occurred on the way in which to Carrington. As far as I do know, nobody was injured. He was okay and he’ll be okay for tomorrow,” he mentioned.
Defender Raphael Varane, nonetheless, is prone to miss out once more after having sat out the final two league video games as a result of a muscle drawback.
“He did not prepare with the workforce, he was on the pitch with one of our rehab coaches. In regard to accidents, we’ve got the identical state of affairs as we had within the final two video games,” added Rangnick.
Midfielders Fred and Scott McTominay, left again Luke Shaw and striker Edinson Cavani are the others out injured.
(Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
