DBasia.news – Manchester United’s win over Brentford was marred by the angry action of Cristiano Ronaldo when he was substituted. The manager, Ralf Rangnick, then came and whispered something to calm Ronaldo.
It took a good performance for David De Gea to make two or three saves in the first half. Brentford played well, but in the second half United were more efficient and clinical in scoring.
Three goals came from United’s academy products: Anthony Elanga, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford, which Ivan Toney’s consolation goal replied. Man United is still in the race for the Champions League zone.
From that match there was also an interesting highlight when Cristiano Ronaldo was withdrawn after United were 2-0 up and replaced by Harry Maguire. Ronaldo looked annoyed that he threw his shirt in the technical area.
Rangnick walked over to him and spoke to him. The German manager shared the contents of his conversation with Ronaldo, explaining that the 36-year-old’s reasons were for technical reasons.
“He asked why me and why you changed me,” Rangnick explained, quoted by the Manchester Evening News.
“I said, ‘Listen, I have to make a decision in the best interests of the team and the club and we were in exactly the same situation five days ago at Villa Park, 2-0 up with 15 minutes remaining and we don’t want to make the same mistake again’.”
“I decided to switch to a back five with Harry Maguire and put Marcus in as another fast winger on the right and I think it was the right decision.
“Cristiano is not happy. He’s a goalscorer, he wants to stay and maybe score himself. But, for us, it’s more important to be compact, that we have extra players and headers that are strong enough to defend their free-kicks and free-kicks.”