Manchester United Defeated By Man City 1-4, Ralf Rangnick Argues: Good In The First Half But The Opponent Is Too Strong

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick. (Photo : Twitter.com/@ManUtd)

JAKARTA - Manchester United (MU) manager, Ralf Rangnick regretted the crushing defeat suffered by his team when facing the Manchester derby on Sunday, March 6. Rangnick argued that the Red Devils actually had a good time in the first half, but lost because the opponent was too strong.

In the match against Manchester City in week 28 of the 2021/2022 English League, MU returned from the Etihad Stadium with a sluggish face due to a 1-4 defeat.

Appearing in front of opposing supporters, the goal that was escorted by David De Gea was conceded in the fifth minute. Kevin De Bruyne successfully scored against Manchester United.

Asa was present for the club nicknamed the Red Devis in the 22nd minute after Jadon Sancho scored the equalizer. However, six minutes later De Bruyne again tore the nets De Gea.

"I think we played well, especially in the first half. We played competitively. However, it's difficult to concede an early goal. We tried to come back, scored a good goal then conceded again on the counter-attack", said Ralf Rangnick as quoted by Sky Sports.

However, the situation then worsened for MU as it continued in the second half. The reason is Manchester City managed to score two more goals through the action of Riyad Mahrez in the 68th and 90th minutes.

"This is a difficult game because it is against one of the best teams in the world. We conceded the fourth goal in the last minute of the game", said the German manager.

This defeat then forced Manchester United to drop to fifth place in the 2021/2022 Premier League standings. The Red Devils are now collecting 47 points or 22 points behind Manchester City, which is getting stronger at the top of the standings.

In addition, this result was Manchester United's second defeat in the Manchester derby in the 2021/2022 season. Even this negative note repeats the same results in the 2018/2019 season.