Manchester United failed to have the bragging rights in the Manchester derby as they lost 4-1 to their ‘noisy’ neighbours Manchester City at the Etihad stadium on Sunday evening.
The Red Devils were awful all through the game especially in the defensive aspect. Both Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored a brace to nullify Jadon Sancho’s goal.
After the game, Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick reveals why his team lost to Pep Guardiola’s side.
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick to Sky Sports: “I think we played a good, if not decent first half. We were competitive. Difficult to concede an early goal. We came back, scored a brilliant goal ourselves then conceded another on the counter.
“It was a very difficult game against one of the best teams in the world. We conceded a fourth in the last minute of the game. It is a difficult game that shows we have a long way to go to close that gap.
“It was working. For us it was clear if we want a chance to win the game we have to do a lot of running. You have to be in attacking and hunting mode and we did that in the first half. The third goal killed us off in the end.
“It’s difficult, if we attack them very high there is a lot of negative running you need to do. The third goal is a brilliantly taken corner and it is almost impossible to defend that.
“The second half they were the better team and they showed the quality they have. We struggled especially after they scored the third one.”
