After Manchester United Was Beaten By Wolves, Rangnick Refused To Discuss Ronaldo's Performance

Cristiano Ronaldo and Ralf Rangnick (Instagram @manutd)

JAKARTA - Opening 2022, Manchester United must be tolerant with the defeat of Wolves at home. After the match, Ralf Rangnick admitted that he was reluctant to discuss the performance of individual players, including Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the 21st week of the 2021/2022 Premier League match, Manchester United has a turn to host Wolves at Old Trafford on Tuesday, January 3. But in that match, Manchester United lost 0-1 through Joao Moutinho's single goal.

Ronaldo's contribution in this match also felt bland, because during the first half he did not make many changes. The megastar also did not bite in the second half because he often lost the ball and failed to create chances.

Throughout 90 minutes, Ronaldo recorded only two attempts to score goals but both failed. Once he tried to score, the referee disallowed it for offside.

"I don't want to talk about his individual performance (Cristiano Ronaldo). This is a team problem. We can only improve the team if we can perform better collectively," Rangnick said in a press conference after the game as quoted by Sky Sport.

On the same occasion, Rangnick also did not deny his disappointment over this defeat. Moreover, this is the first time he has swallowed a bitter result since he was first appointed as a MU tactician.

For this unsatisfactory result, the coach sportsmanly admits that their opponent this time played better than his team.

"So far, we have won and played well at times, but today we have to admit they are better than us," Rangnick continued.

After losing three points at home, the Red Devils are still stuck in seventh place in the Premier League standings with 31 points, 22 points behind Manchester City, who occupy the top of the standings.