RALF RANGNICK had rubbished strategies as ‘nonsense’ that he has held talks over sacking Harry Maguire as captain and giving the armband to Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Manchester United interim supervisor additionally insisted that the environment inside the dressing room described is something however poisonous.
Maguire took to social media to blast studies that he was being requested to step right down to take some strain off him.
The 28 12 months outdated who has been struggling for kind stated on Twitter: “I’ve seen a number of studies about this membership that aren’t true.
“Not going to begin posting about every thing that’s written however I wanted to make this one clear.
“We’re united and centered on Sunday.”
Rangnick backed him as much as the hilt, saying : “It’s completely nonsense.
“I’m the supervisor of this membership and I’ve by no means spoken to any participant about altering the captaincy.
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“I’ve not spoken to Harry, I’ve not spoken to Cristiano. They know that.
“This isn’t a difficulty and there’s no cause to vary.
“Harry is the captain and he’ll keep our captain till the top of the season.
“There’s nothing extra to say about this.”
The German additionally hit out over the story that he dressing room is break up by cliques amidst an influence battle between skipper Maguire and CR7.
Requested if any such break up left him annoyed, he declared: “I’m not annoyed in any respect as a result of I do know this isn’t the reality.
“I advised you already about Harry being the captain.
“This isn’t a difficulty in any respect and it has by no means been a difficulty for us and for myself because the supervisor.
“All the opposite issues, to be sincere, I don’t hearken to that noise as a result of my job is to give attention to getting ready for the subsequent sport.”
Rangnick pointed to the departures of Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial as explanation why issues inside United are extra united than they’ve been for a while.
He confused :“I had heard about what was written.
“I can solely let you know from my private expertise over the past eleven, twelve weeks.
“Sure, there have been participant that have been sad till the closure of the window as a result of I at all times stated the squad was too large.
“We had too many gamers who simply realised they wouldn’t get sport time – that is the reality, for positive.
“However what I can let you know is that the environment within the locker room is healthier than it was a few weeks in the past.”
As he seemed ahead to Sunday’s go to to Elland Street and a conflict with Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United he added: “So now it’s about performing nicely.
“Getting collectively on the pitch, getting the perfect out of our efficiency and successful video games.
“That is our job. All the opposite issues we’ve no affect on in any respect.”
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