Rangnick hits out at Manchester United players after Watford draw

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Manchester United may have blown the already slimming chances of a top four place with a home draw to Watford.

The Red Devils have gained just one point from two games against the Hornets this season, drawing 0-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday.

United started the game well, hitting the post after four minutes and creating numerous chances. But the ball would just go in.

Even before half-time, you could sense it was just going to be one of those days. The one saving grace was Watford not stealing a winner at the end.

Rangnick not happy

Interim manager Ralf Rangnick was not impressed. He made clear that this draw was on the players, for wasting opportunities.

Rangnick told BBC Sport: “Our job as coaches is to help the team to create enough chances.

“The number of clear chances we had today had to be enough to win a game like this.”

Rangnick was not wrong. United had 22 shots, and scored just three. This showed that a corner had not been turned with the Leeds game.

In matches against Middlesbrough, Burnley, Southampton and Brighton, United had more than 80 shots and scored only five goals.

Against Leeds the team score four from 15 attempts, a more ruthless display. This game was back to depressing old wasteful habits.

Further elaborating, Rangnick told the club website: ““We had enough chances. In the first half we had four clear opportunities that normally would have been enough to score one or two goals.

“In the second half there were similar. It is about efficiency, about being clinical in front of goal and this is not for the first time unfortunately but apart from that we were in true control of the game, dominated the game.”

Rangick is right to feel the coaching staff did their part, and the players did not.

Rangnick deflated

Rangnick sounded down after the draw, commenting: “Those two points that we dropped here today, they hurt.

“Right now, it feels awful, and as I said it’s not the first time that we dropped two valuable points.”

United fans feel similar, and if anyone was planning on watching the Match Of The Day highlights, we would suggest not to bother, unless you want to feel angry.