Thank heavens for Cristiano Ronaldo, right Ralf? Not pretty, only just effective but nevertheless a hard-earned three points on the road. Manchester United fans belted out their take on jingle bells come the final whistle, but they were celebrating a victory scarcely deserved.
There was some concern for United over Victor Lindelöf, who had to be replaced with 16 minutes left after he received treatment for what appeared to be problems with his chest. Ralf Rangnick said the player was OK, but added: “Victor can’t even remember himself how it happened. I think he had a collision with another player and had problems to breathe. For more than 10 minutes his heart rate was higher than normal and he was a little shocked by this, so we had to replace him.”
