Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, look away. Manchester United’s fans made their feelings abundantly clear following their side’s derby defeat on Sunday.
20.02.2022 - 07:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ralf Rangnick has set Manchester United a challenge to reduce the number of shots they face on target and, in turn, their over-reliance on goalkeeper David de Gea.
United kept their fifth clean sheet under the interim manager in midweek when they defeated Brighton 2-0 at Old Trafford, but the match was far from comfortable.
The Reds once again relied on the brilliance of De Gea to keep them in the game, with the Spaniard making a superb save to keep out a header from Jakub Moder when the scores were level.
United have faced the second-most number of shots in the Premier League this season, with De Gea viewed by many as the favourite for the club's player of the year award.
Rangnick admits he is blessed to have a world-class 'keeper to call upon, but he admits he wishes he didn't have to rely on the Spanish shot-stopper quite so heavily.
"Obviously, as a manager, I would love to be the team that has allowed the fewest number of shots on our goal," Rangnick said ahead of the trip to Leeds. "But this is not the case. I think two weeks ago we had the highest number of shots (faced); now we have the second-highest.
"So if we can improve on that in the next couple of weeks, I wouldn't mind. It is still good to know we have one of the best goalkeepers in the world in our goal, so in case, like for example, the header from Moder in the first-half (vs Brighton) was a fantastic save, a world-class save.
"To know we have a goalkeeper who, no matter what the scoreline is, will keep us in the game. This is good to know."
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