The reason why Manchester United lost 1-4 to Manchester City in the 2021-2022 Premier League was revealed by Ralf Rangnick. The Manchester United coach admits that his opponent is a team that rules the world.
As is known, Manchester lost 1-4 to Manchester City when competing at the Etihad Stadium, Monday (7/3/2022) early morning WIB. Manchester United actually gave resistance in the first half.
Kevin de Bruyne's opener (5') was equalized by Jadon Sancho (22'). But after that, they were conceded again by the same player in the 28th minute.
In the second half, Manchester United's game continued to decline. The peak was when Riyad Mahrez scored the third (68') and fourth (90') goals.
For that goal too, Rangnick judged as a deadly blow for his team. After that, he did not hesitate to claim that Man City is the best team in the world.
"This goal killed us because back then against a team like Manchester City, the best team in the world who rules the world, if you are still trying to chase the ball high then you risk conceding two or three more goals."
This result makes Rangnick represent his players very disappointed. According to him, after Man City's third goal everything turned very bad.
"(It's) frustrating for the players, for us because (after the third goal) we realized that it might be difficult to get back into that game. (It's disappointing) for everyone, not just for our supporters, for the players, for the entire staff," Rangnick said, quoted by the club's official website.
"Obviously you want to win the derby, but we just have to admit that in the second half, especially after the third, they showed it. what a high quality team they have."
With this defeat, Man United are stranded in fourth place in the standings with 47 points. They are now in the Europa League zone after being overthrown by Arsenal.
Previously, Arsenal won 3-2 over Watford. This means that the following matches are very decisive for both teams.
PENYEBAB Manchester United kalah 1-4 dari Manchester City di Liga Inggris 2021-2022 diungkap Ralf Rangnick. Pelatih Manchester United itu mengakui bahwa lawannya adalah tim yang menguasai dunia.
Sebagaimana diketahui, Manchester kalah 1-4 dari Manchester City kala berlaga di Etihad Stadium, Senin (7/3/2022) dini hari WIB. Manchester United sebenarnya memberi perlawanan di babak pertama.
Gol pembuka dari Kevin de Bruyne (5’) mampu disamakan oleh Jadon Sancho (22’). Namun setelahnya, mereka kebobolan lagi oleh pemain yang sama pada menit 28.
Di babak kedua, permainan Manchester United terus menurun. Puncaknya saat Riyad Mahrez mencetak gol ketiga (68’) dan keempat (90’).
Atas gol itu juga, Rangnick menilai sebagai hantaman mematikan bagi timnya. Setelah itu, dia tak ragu memgklaim bahwa Man City adalah tim terbaik dunia.
“Gol ini membunuh kami karena saat itu melawan tim seperti Manchester City, tim terbaik di dunia yang menguasai dunia, jika Anda masih mencoba mengejar bola tinggi-tinggi, maka Anda mengambil risiko untuk kebobolan dua atau tiga gol lagi,” lanjutnya.
Hasil ini membuat Rangnick mewakili para pemainnya sangat kecewa. Menurutnya, setelah gol ketiga Man City semuanya berubah menjadi sangat buruk.
“(Ini) membuat frustrasi para pemain, bagi kami karena (setelah gol ketiga) kami menyadari bahwa mungkin akan sulit untuk kembali ke permainan itu. (Ini mengecewakan) untuk semua orang, tidak hanya untuk pendukung kami, untuk para pemain, untuk seluruh staf,” ucap Rangnick, dikutip laman resmi klub.
“Jelas Anda ingin memenangkan derby, tetapi kami hanya harus mengakui bahwa di babak kedua, terutama setelah yang ketiga, mereka menunjukkannya. tim berkualitas tinggi seperti apa yang mereka miliki,” lanjutnya.
Dengan kekalahan ini, Man United terdampar di peringkat keempat klasemen dengan 47 poin. Mereka kini di zona Liga Eropa setelah dikudeta posisinya oleh Arsenal.
Sebelumnya, Arsenal meraih kemenangan 3-2 atas Watford. Artinya laga-laga berikutnya sangat menentukan bagi kedua tim.