Carrick: Put Ronaldo in bench was my decision

LONDON: Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick said it was his personal decision to put Cristiano Ronaldo in bench in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea in Premier League and that has not received any comment on team selection from Ralph Rangnick, who is set to take responsibility. Former defender Gary Neville said before the game that German manager Rangnick had picked the team against Chelsea, but Carrick denied. “It didn’t happen,” Carrick told media British. We went in in game with a precise plan . I knew how Chelsea would play and we wanted to cut passes to Jorginho and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. We have made some changes to rejuvenate the team and that’s what we wanted. ”Ronaldo, who started and scored in United’s win in the middle of last week against Villarreal in Champions League, he entered in field in the 64th minute against Chelsea. United overcame in somehow his fights and tore a 1-1 draw with leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea, who were looking to consolidate their lead in the game against Manchester City and Liverpool, dominated the first half against United, who were playing their first league game under interim manager Michael Carrick after the release of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last week. Chelsea were punished for failing to translate control in goal after the five-minute interval, as United scattered the ball and Jorginho failed to stop a long pass despite being alone, so Gidon Sancho was unique in the goal and scored easily in goalkeeper Edouard Mendy goal. Chelsea were shocked by the goal, which came against the course of the game, but Jorginho corrected the mistake and successfully executed a penalty kick in the 69th minute after a mistake by Aaron Wan-Bissaka against Thiago Silva on the inside ofarea. “Honestly, I’m disappointed,” Carrick added. We beat Chelsea. We came here to win. After driving 1-0 and finishing in parity, I feel a bit disappointed. “United are eighth in championship, 12 points behind leaders Chelsea, and hosts Arsenal on Thursday. (Reuters)

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