Rio Ferdinand says Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid summed up this season for Manchester United in comments made off-air duties with BT Sport.
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Ralf Rangnick says Dean Henderson's Manchester United future will not be decided until the summer.
Henderson turns 25 next month and has only played in three games this season, having appeared 26 times last term when he briefly established himself as first-choice goalkeeper.
David de Gea, 31, joined United in 2011 and said earlier this week 'I don't see myself away from Manchester United'. The Spaniard is expected to win an unprecedented fifth Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award.
Henderson is contracted to United until 2025 and De Gea 2023, with the option of an additional year included in both deals. Henderson is prepared to leave permanently and when Rangnick was asked if there was an acceptance at United the England international had to be sold, he replied: "Those are things that needed to be decided in the summer, not now.
"My and our focus is on the upcoming games and those kind of issues regarding goalkeepers and other players are topics for the summer and in the time after the season has been finished."
United host Watford in the reverse fixture of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's final game in charge in the Premier League on Saturday. Watford thrashed United 4-1 on November 20 and Solskjaer was sacked the next morning before Michael Carrick took over as caretaker manager for 10 days.
Since Solskjaer was dismissed, United have lost only once in the Premier League, having been beaten five times on the Norwegian's watch. United have won eight from 16 games under Rangnick, drawing seven in normal time, but they have scored two or more goals in only five matches and Rangnick reiterated they need to improve on that.
"At the time, it was five defeats in the last seven for Ole and obviously morale and confidence were down,"
Rio Ferdinand says Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid summed up this season for Manchester United in comments made off-air duties with BT Sport.
Manchester United have made initial enquiries about signing Lyon forward Moussa Dembele in the summer transfer window. It comes after Ralf Rangnick advised United to look at signing a younger striker at the end of the season.
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Goalkeeper David de Gea has sent a powerful message to Manchester United's supporters following Sunday's 4-1 defeat to Manchester City, becoming the first United player to break his silence on social media since the game in the process.
Former midfielder Roy Keane has suggested that Manchester United's players are not giving their all for Ralf Rangnick due to his status as interim manager.
Newly-appointed Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch revealed that Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick sent him a message after his arrival at Elland Road.
Mikael Silvestre believes former side Manchester United should consider a move for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde this summer. United are set to back their next permanent manager heavily in the next transfer window, with the signing of a new centre-back a possibility at the end of the season.
Scott McTominay has been pictured back in training for Manchester United ahead of Sunday’s derby.
Incoming Leeds boss Jesse Marsch hasn’t been shy about his admiration for Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick over the years.
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Manchester United supporters have hailed teenager Anthony Elanga after he scored his first-ever Champions League goal to draw United level against Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
Manchester United made the worst possible start to the first-leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tussle with Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Tuesday evening, falling behind inside just seven minutes.
Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's showdown with Atletico Madrid in the first-leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium this evening, making some interesting calls.
Atletico Madrid striker Angel Correa insists he and his team-mates are mindful of the threat Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo will pose when they meet in the first-leg of their Champions League last-16 showdown at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday.
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