Ralf Ragnick started his reign as Man United manager

After a turbulent period, Ralf Ragnick is finally at work as interim manager for Manchester United. The sacking of club legend OIe Gunnar Solskjaer was the highlight of a tough period at Old Trafford. Now they appointed Ralf Ragnick, it’s time to steady the ship and get back to where the club belongs. For Ralf Ragnick his debut in the Premier League, it was the match against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. In this article we discuss the most important events from this Premier League match.

High pressure football

When you mention the name Ralf Ragnick, people will say gegenpress. A German term for a team that immediately presses the opponent after losing possession of the ball. Loads of teams try to play this way, just like Ralf Ragnick’s teams always do. Since he hasn’t even got a few days of training, it’s hard for the team to play this style of football. Nevertheless, we saw a very active Man United team. They tried to press Crystal Palace whenever the lost the ball. They had some chances to get a goal in, but the final product wasn’t there yet.

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Fred delivers

The levels dropped for Man United in the second half. It was clear that the first half had cost them a lot of energy. They couldn’t press as much as they did in the first half. They still tried to push forward to get Ragnick starting with a victory. It looked like Crystal Palace was able to defend them off, until Fred scored the 1-0 in the 77th minute of the game. The lead that Man United needed to get the three points over the line. Now they can prepare for the Champions League and Norwich City next week in the Premier League.