"There was always someone on the ground"

Rangnick: “There was always someone on the ground”

The Manchester United coach protested some attitudes of Atlético de Madrid in the match

Ralf Rangnick, manager of Manchester United, speaking with two of his players.

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Ralph Rangnickcoach of Manchester Unitedcomplained about wasting time Atletico Madrid and said “there was always someone on the ground”.

“I think we played a very good first half. We played the way we wanted, with a lot of energy, but we couldn’t convert that into one or two goals,” he said. Ranknick and BT Sports.

“Being marked in a counterattack before the break didn’t make life any easier for us. Then in the second half there were always interruptions. There was always someone on the ground. I would also say there were curious refereeing decisions. I don’t think they were decisive, but I think that they threw themselves too much to the ground to lose time. That they added four minutes is a joke, “he added Ranknick.