NEWCASTLE, England (Reuters) – Manchester United interim supervisor Ralf Rangnick was sad along with his crew’s lacklustre efficiency in a 1-1 Premier League draw at struggling Newcastle United on Monday.
Newcastle missed a variety of good possibilities and solely an impressive efficiency by goalkeeper David De Gea spared Rangnick his first defeat as Manchester United’s boss.
“I did not just like the efficiency in any respect,” the German instructed Sky Sports as he stretched his unbeaten run in all competitions to 4 video games.
“Today we did not management the sport aside from a couple of moments. It’s all about power, physicality and who wins the second ball. In all these areas we weren’t at our greatest. The good factor is we obtained some extent however the efficiency must be higher.”
The guests appeared uncomfortable each time Newcastle got here ahead and Rangnick, who began his tenure with 1-0 wins over Crystal Palace and Norwich City, defended his resolution to revert to a 4-2-3-1 formation towards Newcastle.
“Today it was not a query of formation – it was a query of how aggressive we have been,” he mentioned. “You must be prepared and in a position to win these direct duels and this was not usually the case.
“If you wish to be aggressive right here it’s a must to get bodily and this was not the case in lots of elements of the sport. We should not search for excuses – we have to be higher and get extra bodily.”
Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe rued his crew’s missed possibilities though he praised Allan Saint-Maximin, who gave the house aspect an early lead earlier than Edinson Cavani levelled.
“We are very disillusioned as we deserved to win,” he mentioned. “The lads executed the sport plan brilliantly. I believed we have been excellent and didn’t should concede.
“Naturally with somebody like (Saint-Maximin) him you need him to have the ball on a regular basis. When he’s on music there’s no one fairly like him. Key to our success is attempting to feed him as a lot as we will.”
(Writing by Zoran Milosavljevic; Editing by Ed Osmond)
