Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick came under heavy fire along with Cristiano Ronaldo after they suffered a Premier League defeat to Wolves
Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick has been hammered on social media after his team lost at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers following another lackluster showing.
United went down 1-0 to the visitors at Old Trafford after a late strike from the edge of the box by Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho found the bottom corner of David de Gea’s net.
The hosts saw a Cristiano Ronaldo goal correctly ruled out for offside earlier in the second half while Bruno Fernandes rattled the crossbar and then drew a fine save from Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa with a free kick deep into injury time, but United could not breach the visitors’ defense in front of a frustrated home crowd.
The defeat was the first in six matches for United under new interim manager Rangnick, who came in after the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer amid widespread optimism that the respected German would soon transform the team with his brand of intense ‘gegenpressing’ football.
Instead, United have labored through much of Rangnick’s period in charge thus far, which before Monday had yielded narrow Premier League wins against Norwich and Crystal Palace, a 3-1 victory over Burnley, and a dire performance in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle.
Against Wolves, United were much the poorer team in the first half and although they roused somewhat in the second they were still unable to break down the visitors and ultimately paid the price.