Champions League: Ralf Rangnick expects Cristiano Ronaldo to deliver, Diego Simeone praises 'happy' Joao Felix

Ralf Rangnick has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to produce another decisive display in Manchester United's Champions League showdown with Atletico Madrid just three days after his superb hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur. Rangnick's side host the Spanish champions in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in Madrid last month. United are bidding to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for just the third time since the retirement in 2013 of Alex Ferguson, who won the trophy twice during his spell as manager of the club.

Ronaldo will be key to United's hopes of progressing after the Portugal striker silenced his critics in Saturday's 3-2 win over Tottenham. The 37-year-old's treble came after a dismal run of one goal in 10 games, which raised questions about his future at Old Trafford, with suggestions he was unhappy with the club's direction under interim boss Rangnick. Ronaldo has only 72 hours to recover from his exertions against Tottenham, but Rangnick is confident he will still be able to deliver a stand-out performance with so much at stake.

"Well, I'm not worried that he has not been able to recover," Rangnick said on Monday. "So far he's always been a person who looks quite a lot after himself, his body and he exactly knows what to do, so I'm not worried about that. "If he can score another three goals, we will see.

I mean, it's not so easy to score three goals against this team at all. "I think his overall performance was just good, if not even very good and this is obviously what we hope to get from him again tomorrow night. But it's not just about Cristiano, it's about the whole team." Ronaldo was often a thorn in the side of Atletico when he played for Real Madrid and his heroics