Rangnick reveals Man Utd could't play pressing game | OneFootball

Ralf Ragnick has admitted he had to drop his pressing tactics after three games as Manchester United’s players were unable to keep up with the intensity.

Manchester United’s interim manager joined in November following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjær but failed to turn their season around as the Red Devils could finish as low as seventh place.

“We had no pre-season, we couldn’t really physically develop and raise the level of the team,” said the 63-year-old. “I am the one who is most disappointed and frustrated about that.

“I should have done better. I expected that me and my coaching staff could have developed this team in a more sustainable kind of way.

“We couldn’t and it’s not only the players who should be blamed, it should be ourselves. We all could and should’ve done better.

“Cristiano scored a few goals but, again, Cristiano – and I’m not blaming him at all, he did great in those games – but he’s not a pressing monster.

“He’s not a player – even when he was a young player – he was not a young player who was crying, shouting: ‘Hooray, the other team has got the ball, where can we win balls?’

“The same with quite a few other players so we had to make some compromises at one stage, maybe we made a few too many – that’s also possible – but, as I said, we never found the right balance between what we need with the ball and without.”

Sunday’s clash with Palace will be Rangnick’s last as Manchester United manager with Erik ten Hag taking over the reigns ahead of next season.