After the recovery: Ronaldo "happy" at United, Rangnick sets a pretentious goal

United forgot the disappointment against Newcastle with 1: 3 over Burnley, Georges Mendes sent an optimistic message after the Portuguese came back with a goal and cooking, the coach declares: Not content with a ticket to the Champions League

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31/12/2021

Friday, 31 December 2021, 07:08

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Summary: Manchester United - Burnley 1: 3 (Sport 1)

After a disappointing draw against Newcastle that drew harsh criticism, Manchester United came back to themselves last night (Thursday) with a 1: 3 win over Burnley.

The Red Devils now stand in sixth place in the Premier League with 31 points (and a game missing), just 4 from fourth place that arranges a ticket to the Champions League, but Ralph Rangnik does not want to settle for that.

"I would not say that the goal is to finish in fourth place. We are aiming higher," said the new coach, although third-placed Liverpool are leading by 10 points, and City are already leading by 19 points, and the battle against them seems lost in advance.

Rangnick admitted that despite United's unsatisfactory results, he does not anticipate many staff changes in the January transfer window, if at all.

"My staff is very good and I believe in it. We have not yet talked at all about the possibility of getting stronger in January, but I know that a lot of things can be done with the existing staff."

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Best at home: A goal and a brace for Ronaldo in United's 1: 3 win over Burnley

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Feeling good.

Ronaldo (Photo: GettyImages, James Gill - Danehouse /)

The standouts in the United ranks were Scott McTominy who according to the Daily Mail "showed scholastic qualities" and also scored a beautiful goal, and Cristiano Ronaldo who came back to himself with a goal and cooking.

After yesterday, Ronaldo holds a rare statistic: In each of the last 17 years he has been directly involved (goal or cooking) in at least 10 league goals.

Now even super agent Georges Mendes, an associate of Ronaldo, sounds optimistic and confident about his future at the team.

"Cristiano Ronaldo is happy at Manchester United. He will continue with his great ability as he has done throughout his career. He will have a great season, I am sure," he declared.

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