Ralf Rangnick credits Manchester United improvement to whole team, rather than just Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United’s interim manager Ralf Rangnick says the 3-2 win over Tottenham was achieved through an impressive team performance — and wasn't just down to Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick. Ronaldo, 37, produced his most impressive performance since returning to Old Trafford on Saturday evening, scoring three times in a thrilling win after returning from a hip flexor issue.

Ad/> United take on Atletico Madrid on Tuesday for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, which is level at 1-1, and despite the quick turnaround, Rangnick is sure Ronaldo will be in peak physical shape to feature again. Premier League‘They paid quite a few pounds for him’ — Man Utd’s Rangnick on Sancho finally justifying price tag6 HOURS AGO «I'm not worried that he's not been able to recover, so far he's always been a person that looks after himself and his body.

He knows what to do,» said Rangnick. «If he can score another three goals, we will see.

It's not so easy to score three goals against this team at all. I think his overall performance [against Tottenham] was good, if not even very good, and this is what we hope to see from him again tomorrow night.

»It's not just about Cristiano, it's about the whole team, we saw in the first half in Madrid, what we shouldn't do, how we should not play and this was obviously a big topic for us yesterday and today when we spoke pre-match about tomorrow's game. Ronaldo: There are 'no limits’ for Man Utd Pogba hails ‘the best striker in history’ after Ronaldo hat-trick ‘They paid quite a few pounds for him’ — Man Utd’s Rangnick on Sancho finally justifying price tag «We have to know what it takes and tactically takes and the rest is all about energy.» Rangnick confirmed Bruno Fernandes is in