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20th January 2022
10:21am GMT

"He asked: ‘Why me, why have you taken me off?'" Rangnick said.
"I told him: 'I have to make decisions in the interests of the team and club'.
"We had the same situation at Aston Villa (on Saturday) when we were 2-0 up in the second half and I didn’t want to make the same mistake.
https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1484082118389112832"So. tonight I put on Harry Maguire, went to a back three, and a fast winger, Marcus Rashford.
"It was the right decision. Cristiano is a goalscorer but it was more important to be compact at this moment."
Rangnick also spoke with Ronaldo after Rashford scored, and he revealed what he said to the forward."When we scored a third I said this exactly to him: 'I know you’re ambitious to score but maybe in two years’ time when you are a head coach like me and in the same position you’ll understand.'"
"I didn’t expect him to hug me after being substituted," Rangnick continued.
"I have no issues whatsoever with Cristiano. I’ve been here six weeks and never had any issue with him. None whatsoever."
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