MU kicked a 4-6-0 diagram to stun, the legend accused Rangnick of “harming” Rashford

MU did not launch any striker when welcoming Leicester at home in round 31 of the Premier League.

Rashford missed the chance to score against Leicester because he was blocked by Elanga

After Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani could not play due to injury, coach Rangnick decided to push Bruno Fernandes to play virtual striker instead of using Rashford. The English striker was only allowed to come on from the bench at the beginning of the second half, replacing Scott McTominay.

Rashford is not pleased with coach Rangnick

This new “no striker” tactic of Rangnick did not work, when MU was held 1-1 by Leicester, thereby falling behind in the race to win tickets to the Champions League with Arsenal and Tottenham.

Sharing after the game, coach Rangnick emphasized that he had to choose between Rashford and Pogba for the official squad. “I have to decide whether Rashford plays as a striker or Pogba plays for me. In the end, Pogba kicked 60 minutes before Rashford was allowed on. It’s no secret that Rashford hasn’t been confident enough in the last few weeks. He trained well, but when I had to choose, I chose Paul,” Rangnick said.

This decision of Rangnick caused controversy. Former MU defender Gary Neville defended Rashford: “This hurts Rashford because he is at the bottom. If Rashford doesn’t say anything about being out of the starting XI today then I will. This is a remarkable decision by Rangnick and he must be held accountable.

I know Rashford is not in good form and lacks confidence but Ronaldo has not been able to play. Paul Pogba was chosen again and MU completely changed the approach to the game, instead of letting Rashford kick Ronaldo and keep the same style of play that had been practiced for the previous 10 days.

MU’s lack of attacking players is evident in this match, when they only have Rashford and Lingard on the bench. However, at times when goals were needed, Lingard was still not allowed to enter the field. Explaining this, Rangnick said Lingard had vomited before the game and could not enter the field.

MU has 51 points after 30 matches, 3 points behind Arsenal but played 2 more matches. In the remaining matches, MU will meet Arsenal itself in round 34, meeting Chelsea in round 37.