Man Utd star should be 'digging Ralf Rangnick out' after 'throwing him under the bus'

Manchester United defender Phil Jones has every right to be furious at Ralf Rangnick after subbing him off at half-time in the defeat to Liverpool.

That’s the view of former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara, who has hit out at Rangnick’s treatment of the 30-year-old.

Jones was handed just his second league start of the season tonight as United suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to rivals Liverpool at Anfield.

But his return to the starting XI lasted just 45 minutes as the visitors found themselves 2-0 down at half-time and he was taken off for Jadon Sancho during the break.

O’Hara believes Jones has been stitched up by his manager though and should be voicing his frustrations at the German.

‘If I’m Phil Jones at half-time I’m digging the gaffer out,’ he said on talkSPORT.

‘I’m literally turning round to the gaffer and saying “are you winding me up?”

‘You’re dragging me off after 45 minutes, you’ve put me out there against Liverpool when you could have played me against Norwich last week to get my feet in and give me a game.

‘And then you’ve worked on a formation for three or four days, we’re playing against Liverpool and you’re playing me in a back three with Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof and Wan-Bissaka…

‘And then you’re dragging me off at half-time to make me look like it’s my fault?

‘I would say… I tell you what don’t bother picking me again, I’ll see you out. See you later, I’m off.’

O’Hara doubled down on his opinion, tweeting: ‘Phil Jones must be thinking cheers gaffa absolutely throw me under the bus, thanks for your help and then drag me at half time, shambles of a manager.’

Rangnick admitted a poor team performance in the opening 45 prompted him into an attacking change but he was far from impressed with what he saw