Ralf Rangnick
Ralf Rangnick says he has no imminent plans to rest Cristiano Ronaldo as Manchester United near the halfway point of the Premier League season.
Ralph Ragnick said: “I don’t know. So far, I’m happy with his body language, his input on the team. He wants to win games, this is what it’s all about, and the way that he won the penalty and converted the penalty, that’s why we’re happy to have him.”
Rangnick selected David de Gea as the man of the match after he foiled Teemu Pukki and Ozan Kabak in the second-half at Carrow Road to continue his fine form this season. Only Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul and Jose Sa of Wolves have made more saves in the Premier League this term but Rangnick stopped short of declaring De Gea as the best ‘keeper in the world.
Ralph Ragnick added: “I don’t know, to be honest, there are also other good goalkeepers, like Manuel Neuer, for example. But so far, what I’ve seen from David is fantastic. An outstanding performance today and also against Crystal Palace, although there was not that much for him to do in that game. But today he definitely had three or four brilliant, outstanding saves. I think in parts of the game we controlled the game, but we didn’t always find the best possible solutions. What I’m talking about is the intensity, the physicality, in one-on-one duels. It’s about how to defend the ball, to keep the ball, to win the ball back, and we had a different level in different parts of the game and also in parts of the team.”
