​Man Utd manager Rangnick hopes more players view Elanga as 'role model'

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24 Feb 2022 • 12:51 PM MYT
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Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick was full of praise for youngster Anthony Elanga.

The Red Devils battled to a 1-1 draw in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg away from home against Atletico Madrid.

The Spanish side took the lead through Joao Felix, but Elanga equalised in the second half with the only real chance United created all game.

Post-game, interim boss Rangnick told BT Sport on the Swedish talent: "He is playing as though it is a dream come true, it is a joy and fun to watch him play, I wish a few other players would take him as an example and as a role model. Football is an important sport, even more so for the supporters, and it is a ball game. This is what I wish us to do especially in the second leg.

"To start with, we could do with him (Victor Lindelof) in aerial duels, set-pieces, free-kicks for and against us. All three centre-halves were in good shape, but after seven minutes we were 1-0 down the plan was in the dustbin. I knew this was not his best position, when we had Aaron Wan-Bissaka on the ball and Alex Telles, we had more possession and more assistance from the wings. In the end, due to the early goal it was difficult.

"In the second half we showed in quite a few moments how we have to play. It will be different at home in front of 75,000 fans and more conviction than we did in the first half."


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