Pep Guardiola has agreed with Ralf Rangnick over his Cristiano Ronaldo fears after his Manchester City side thrashed the German’s Manchester United on Sunday.
Ronaldo was absent from the derby after suffering a hip flexor injury in training and United were desperately poor without him, with Gary Neville going as far as to accuse them of giving up.
Without the Portuguese superstar, Rangnick deployed a 4-2-2-2 formation, with Jadon Sancho, Anthony Elanga, Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes occupying attacking positions.