Revealed: what Ragnick said to Ronaldo after the match ,will Ronaldo be starting his games again ?
Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick
was shocked by Fred's winner and impressed
with the ground Cristiano Ronaldo covered
against Palace.

Ralf Rangnick praised Cristiano Ronaldo's
work-rate and admitted he was surprised
by Fred's match-winning strike after Manchester
United beat Crystal Palace in his first game
in charge.
United looked set to be held to a frustrating
and goalless Premier League draw until
Fred picked out the far corner of the net
with a sweet right-footed strike after 77
minutes at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The Red Devils had swarmed all over the
Eagles in the first half with an intense
high-press approach that interim manager
Rangnick will demand during his tenure.
They struggled to break down a well-drilled
Palace though, until Fred came up with
the only goal of the game, the 1-0 win
moving United up to sixth – three points
behind fourth-placed West Ham.
'Exceptional pressing' from United
Questions have been asked over whether
Ronaldo would put in the sort of shift
Rangnick will expect off the ball, but the
German doffed his cap to the prolific forward
as he delivered his verdict on United's
performance.
"I am very happy with the way the team
performed, especially the first half-hour,
with the pressing, it was exceptional.
The only thing missing was the 1-0 or 2-0,"
Rangnick told the BBC's Match of the Day.
"The way we defended, we had control of
the whole game, the clean sheet was
the most important part. These are the
things we must improve. We need to keep
clean sheets. With just the one training session
, I was really impressed. We did much
better than expected.
"We always tried to be on the front foot.
We were never not, apart from maybe the
last five minutes. At all other times we
were trying to keep them away from our
goal.
"We wanted to play with two strikers,
especially in the central position. By the
way, Cristiano Ronaldo's work off the ball,
chapeau."
Fred the match winner
Rangnick had to be patient for the first
goal of his tenure and he raised eyebrows
over Fred's decisive strike.
"I had to ask my assistant coach if that
was Fred's right foot. I thought he could
only shoot with his left. I'm happy for him,
" Rangnick said.
"It's always easier to build on things after
you're successful. We must produce further
clean sheets and get better at creating
chances for our attack. Overall I was very
pleased with the way we played today."
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