Ralf Rangnick reaffirmed his faith in Manchester United's medical department and insisted he could not select a player who felt unable to play after the high-profile absence of Cristiano Ronaldo in Sunday's defeat at Manchester City. In his absence United delivered a toothless attacking display, failing to register a single effort in the second half. "I cannot force a player to play if he thinks he's not available because he has an injury." "In the first half we struggled to get going, but we felt from the first minute of the second half that we had the game in our hands," Pep Guardiola said. If the second half wasn't our best level then I don't know what we have to do.

Source: Sky sports March 07, 2022 22:46 UTC