Rangnick apologizes for ‘humiliated’ defeat to Brighton

Ralf Rangnick has apologized to Manchester United supporters after he said his “terrible” side was “humiliated” in the 4-0 defeat to Brighton.

Brighton thrashed United at the Amex Stadium to ensure the visitors will finish the season with their worst points total in the Premier League era.

When asked if the performance was the worst of his tenure, Rangnick said, “Yes, it was from the first to the last minute. We were second best. We can only apologize to the supporters. It was a terrible performance and a humiliating defeat.

“We gave them too much time, too much space. We couldn’t get into a position to stop them playing through our lines. The game plan was completely different. We told the players to be as compact as possible and then to release pressure on them. We couldn’t stop them.

He added, “I don’t think the players ignored the game plan but they weren’t able to stop them. We gave them too much space and time. When you give technically good players this space, this is what can happen.

“In the second half we took the risk to bring on Cavani to play as a second striker, but in hindsight it was too much of a risk to play in a 4-4-2 against them but we had to change the energy. Today we were second best. As a team we didn’t defend at all. We couldn’t stop them.”