Rangnick reacts to derby defeat

Manchester City showed their quality in the second half of Sunday’s derby and a 4-1 defeat for United means the race for the top four is now an uphill struggle. Rangnick believes United still can beat rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur to be in that leading quartet, but that the team will be taking it game-by-game.

The German coach also explained the tactical plan that United set out with which caused City problems in the first half.

A POSITIVE FIRST HALF

“I think it was a good first half, even the first 60 minutes were okay, but the first half was good. We had our moments, we could have scored one or two goals more in the first half. Whenever we were in possession of the ball, we showed…