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You are playing well because of my methods – Rangnick tells Man Utd players

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3 years ago

February 11, 2022

Manchester United interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, has defended his training methods after reports claimed the players were unhappy with the “old fashioned” style of the sessions..

Results and performances have been mixed under the 63-year-old.

United head into their Premier League clash against Southampton on Saturday in sixth place in the table, one point behind fourth-placed West Ham with a game in hand.

The Premier League and Champions League are the club’s only priorities, having been knocked out of both domestic cup competitions this season.

Reports emerged on Friday morning suggesting United’s players are growing tired of Rangnick’s methods in training.

But Rangnick said: “I haven’t read any newspapers and don’t know about those articles.

“What I can assure you is the training is… I mean, the way that the team has developed in the last couple of weeks is obvious tactically. This is due to the work we have been doing in training.

“Both on the pitch, but also if we do the video analysis with them. The training that we are doing, including all of the important training games and the little games as well as the 11vs11 games.

“We did a lot of rondos, a lot of those little games to increase fluidity and get better in possession of the ball.”