Rangnick: Ronaldo not to blame for Man Utd failings | OneFootball

Manchester United caretaker manager Ralf Rangnick admits he's disappointed with his work at Old Trafford.

Rangnick wanted to bring a high-octane game to Old Trafford when he replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November but was unable to find a successful Plan B when it became clear the current squad weren't suited to that.

Rangnick admitted: "We never came near to that aggressive, pro-active football I'd normally want to do. It has to do with physicality if you want to play like that. I should have done better and developed this team in a more sustainable way.

"I am not blaming Cristiano at all, he did great in games, but he is not a pressing monster. Even when he was young, he wasn't shouting, 'The other team has the ball, where can we win balls?'

"It was the same with quite a few other players so we had to make compromises at one stage. We never found the right balance between what do we need with the ball and without the ball."

He added: "If you saw the way that Erik's (ten Hag) Ajax team play or his Under 23s team at Bayern Munich, it's pretty obvious how he wants to play and clear what kind of players he needs.

"There will be changes. I think it's obvious to everybody, the owners and every supporter, we need to increase and raise the level of quality within the squad."