Ralf Rangnick was thankful Brighton helped Manchester United qualify for next season’s Europa League following their own 1-0 loss away to Crystal Palace.
Rangnick left the hot-seat by telling incoming boss Erik Ten Hag to focus on improving the team spirit at Old Trafford. The Red Devils saw a sorry campaign end with another defeat after Wilfried Zaha’s first-half goal but they avoided the embarrassment of dropping into the Europa Conference League after West Ham were unable to win at Brighton.
It meant United finished the season in sixth but there would have been little positives for Ten Hag to take after he watched from the stands at Selhurst Park. Rangnick said: “Yes, I think Brighton did us the favour to turn the game around because they were losing at half-time. They scored three times in the second half and that was the good thing about the weekend and about this fixture.
