Rangnick credits Man United star with changing the game vs Aston Villa

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Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick has singled two players out for special praise, on the back of his side’s downing of Aston Villa.

McTominay the difference

The Red Devils, of course, marked their return to action a short time ago.

In the 32nd and final fixture of the FA Cup’s 3rd round, Rangnick and co. welcomed Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa to Old Trafford, eyeing a much-needed return to winning ways.

And, when all was said and done on Monday, this is precisely what United managed.

Though the hosts proved far from convincing over the course of the 90 minutes, a solitary goal, nodded home by Scott McTominay inside ten minutes, ultimately proved enough to set up a 4th-round showdown with Championship outfit Middlesbrough.

? He’s @ManUtd‘s main man at the moment ?@mctominay10 like a prime number 9️⃣ in the box ?#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/atWV9WCISe

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) January 10, 2022

‘Controlled the game’

In turn, on the back of his side’s latest underwhelming display being brought to a close, it came as little surprise when Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick, post-match, was keen to point towards some of the few positive takeaways from a Red Devils perspective.

One such plus, in the eyes of Rangnick, came in the form of the display of forgotten man Donny van de Beek.

Dutch international van de Beek was introduced off the bench late in proceedings versus Villa, and has since been credited with getting his side firmly back ‘in control of the game’:

? Rangnick: “From the very moment when we changed to a diamond in the last 20 minutes, when Donny [van de Beek] came on, from then on we controlled the game.” [Samuel Luckhurst, MEN]

— UtdDistrict (@UtdDistrict) January 10, 2022

Also showered in praise on the part of his boss in the aftermath of the Old Trafford clash, meanwhile, was another member of the German’s midfield ranks – Scott McTominay.

The Scot, match-winning goal aside, continues to impress Rangnick with both his ‘energy’ and ‘leadership’, culminating in the suggestion that, in the not-so-distant future, McTominay could even be honoured with the captain’s armband on the red half of Manchester:

‘He is an academy boy, his energy is amazing. He now also starts scoring goals and also with some leadership skills.’

‘I wouldn’t be surprised if in a couple of years he would be the captain of this team.’

Captain McTominay? #MUFC https://t.co/SYr4Tcspjc

— Man United News (@ManUtdMEN) January 10, 2022

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#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	21	40	53
2	Chelsea FC	21	29	43
3	Liverpool FC	20	34	42
4	Arsenal FC	20	8	35
5	West Ham United	20	10	34
6	Tottenham Hotspur	18	3	33
7	Manchester United	19	3	31
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	0	28
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	19	0	27
10	Leicester City	18	-2	25
11	Crystal Palace	20	-1	23
12	Brentford FC	19	-3	23
13	Aston Villa	19	-5	22
14	Southampton FC	19	-9	21
15	Everton FC	18	-9	19
16	Leeds United	19	-16	19
17	Watford FC	18	-14	13
18	Burnley FC	17	-11	11
19	Newcastle United	19	-23	11
20	Norwich City	19	-34	10

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	7
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	6
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	6
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	6
Jorginho	Chelsea FC	6
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United	6
Cornet, Maxwel	Burnley FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	6
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	6
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	6
Skipp, Oliver	Tottenham Hotspur	0	6
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	1	4
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	5
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	0	5
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	4
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	0	5
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	1	4
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	5
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	5
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	5
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	5
Rodri	Manchester City	0	5
Ritchie, Matt	Newcastle United	0	5
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	5

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	9
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	8
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	5
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	5
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	4
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	4
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	4
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	4
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	3
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	3