United have won three of their last 12 games and have triumphed in just nine of Rangnik’s 22 games in the interim. Ajax coach Eric Ten Hague is expected to take over as coach in the summer, but no official announcement is expected. Rangnik took over as interim coach in early December and this experiment failed in another season without trophies, with United not qualifying for the Champions League. Read more: United player ratings vs. Everton “No, I do not see any connection between this issue and I do not think we should allow anyone to have this alibi or this excuse,” Rangnik said. “A new coach will come and it does not matter if it will be announced in five days or in 10 days or in 20 days. “Players should be willing to play in the Champions League, but if we play like we did today, we just don’t deserve it. To qualify for Europe you have to be able to score in 95 minutes.” The temporary away’s locker room at Goodison Park is nearing its end and some United fans appeared to be upset at the end as the players left the pitch. Rangnik lamented United’s 17th-place defeat to Everton, three days after Frank Lampard’s side took a 2-1 lead over Burnley 3-2, one point behind start of the race on Saturday. Although United have not finalized an agreement with their next manager, Rangnik presented his findings to the board after four months of managing the team and uncertainty prevails about the future of some players. “I do not think the place scared the players,” Rangnick added. “My feeling is that we are fighting at the level of expectations. When you stay 1-0, life is not easy against a defensive team that is good on the counter-attack. You have to score the first goal alone. “We can only help the team find better solutions. “We had four forwards on the pitch for almost 60 minutes, but we did not enter their box.” Read more related articles Read more related articles
