Ralf Rangnick Confirms What Cristiano Ronaldo Said To Him After Being Substituted

Ralf Rangnick has added more information to what happened when he took Cristiano Ronaldo off against Brentford in midweek, confirming exactly what the forward said to him.

The 36-year-old remonstrated with United's interim boss as he came off the pitch, eventually sat down in a sulk, on the steps rather than a seat, and shook his head and muttered to himself.

Now the former RB Leipzig manager has given more details to the story, confirming exactly what it was the striker had said to him as he came off the pitch.

"The job of a football manager is to help teams win games and, for me, it was clear after the experience we had at Villa Park that this time we had to do things better," Rangnick explained in his press conference on Friday.

"The only question was who we take off. Cristiano is a prolific goal scorer and a player who always wants to play and score goals.

"He was also asking ‘why me not one of the younger players?’

"The answer came five minutes later when one of the younger players scored the third goal.

United had thrown away a two goal lead the previous week against Aston Villa, something that they really wanted to avoid on Wednesday.

Having previously questioned the attitude of the young players at Old Trafford, it is quite something that the former Juventus forward was then asking why they should be staying on ahead of him.