Ralf Rangnick has accused Manchester United chiefs of wrecking their Champions League hopes by failing to buy a striker in January.
Interim boss Ragnick revealed he told the United board of the need to sign a striker before the transfer deadline, but was told by the board it was not possible to do a deal. That was despite Rangnick identifying three strikers - Luis Diaz, Julian Alvarez and Dusan Vlahovic - who United could have signed had the board decided to take the plunge.
Rangnick said it was obvious United needed another striker with Anthony Martial on loan at Sevilla, Mason Greenwood suspended and Edinson Cavani unreliable, fitness-wise. “We lost three strikers, long-term,” said Rangnick. “We should have tried to sign a player in the 48 hours we had, since we knew Mason wouldn’t be available and Anthony had already left on loan.
