Cristiano Ronaldo only on the bench, Rangnick not in the stadium
Unusual role: Cristiano Ronaldo came on the field late as a joker
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A lot of work is waiting for Ralf Rangnick. Manchester United showed a class difference away from Chelsea. At least in the end there was a happy point. Antonio Rüdiger awarded the well-deserved victory for the front runner in the 97th minute.
Dhe engagement of Ralf Rangnick as the new coach of the English soccer champions Manchester United has been considered certain for days, but the official confirmation of the 63-year-old’s commitment is still pending.
And maybe the club should hurry with the signature, given the image the team gave at the top game in London. So maybe it was better that Rangnick hadn’t made the trip to Chelsea.
The Blues dominated the game at will and, to the chagrin of the German coach Thomas Tuchel, could not convert their oppressive superiority into a corresponding number of goals.
Tuchel’s team only managed a 1: 1 (0: 0) win against the English football champions, but remained at the top of the Premier League despite losing points. The lead for the guests from Manchester, where Cristiano Ronaldo stayed on the bench for over an hour, fell out of nowhere.
Penalty converted: Jadon Sancho ran from the center line alone towards the goal of Chelsea
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Jadon Sancho (50th minute) took advantage of a major dropout from Chelsea’s Jorginho, ran alone towards the goal of the Londoners and overcame Edouard Mendy to the more than flattering 1-0.
The Blues tried to turn the game with impressive speed and tactical finesse, but only managed to equalize. After Aaron Wan-Bissaka fouled Thiago Silva in the United penalty area, Jorginho (69th) converted the penalty to equalize. The last chance of the game was missed by Antonio Rüdiger, who knocked the ball over the goal from six meters (90 + 7).
Missed the chance to travel to victory: Chelsea’s Antonio Rüdiger
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Chelsea, where Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku came back after a long injury break, have a point more than second place Manchester City and two points ahead of third Liverpool FC. Manchester United are in eighth place in the table.
Rangnick lacks a work permit
Rangnick, former coach of RB Leipzig, Schalke and Hannover 96, was waiting for information from the Times and Sky Sports for his work permit in England, which became necessary for foreign players and coaches after Great Britain left the European Union.
On Thursday it became known that the native Swabian would succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in Manchester, from whom Man United had split up a week earlier. Since then, the previous assistant coach Michael Carrick has been looking after the team on a transitional basis.
Rangnick should also only train Man United on an interim basis until the end of the season. According to reports, the club intends to sign Mauricio Pochettino (currently Paris Saint-Germain) from the summer. However, Rangnick will then continue to act as an advisor to the 20-time English football champion.
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