As tactically astute as Rangnick is as a coach, I don't think United has enough fire power to go toe to toe against City. Ronaldo isn't really doing well. At least not as well as how much the club his paying him a week. They should drop him imho. And been hearing that Maguire hasn't been what he was expected to be. Dunno, seems like there's still some issues that needs some fixing.
From my point of view, City is gonna win, they're going to win without conceding and they'll do it by scoring a goal or two in the second half. IMHO.
Meriting this as I sometimes feel like a lone voice saying that Ronaldo is not helping them. Glad someone else sees it the same way! He was the wrong purchase for them, and he brings deficiencies to the team, notably his lack of work and lack of tracking back when out of possession. And these are deficiencies that other top teams will exploit. The downside is often masked by the upside, which is his goalscoring record. The problem is teams need to be teams, not collections of individuals.
Yup. He has somewhat become a liability because the whole squad has to adjust to how he plays due to his deficiencies that you already mentioned.
And what happened to Cavani? Try using him instead. It could give the squad a better look out there.
As tactically astute as Rangnick is as a coach, I don't think United has enough fire power to go toe to toe against City. Ronaldo isn't really doing well. At least not as well as how much the club his paying him a week. They should drop him imho. And been hearing that Maguire hasn't been what he was expected to be. Dunno, seems like there's still some issues that needs some fixing.
From my point of view, City is gonna win, they're going to win without conceding and they'll do it by scoring a goal or two in the second half. IMHO.
Ronaldo plays worse than before because of his age - that's a fact. But his salary is determined not only by the game, but also by his name. At the moment he is one of the greatest and most recognizable athletes in the world and brings United more money than he spends on him. Another question is how much playing time should be given to him without compromising the club - this is a difficult question because even an older Ronaldo, when in good shape, plays better than other young strikers.
True true, so I guess the manager should just bench him and have him wave at the crowd at thr start of the match, at half time and at full time. They get the best of both worlds. Ronaldo shirt and ticket sales and the squad plays good football.
Seriously tho Man United as club has to do something at some point.