Ralf Rangnick makes Manchester United training admission ahead of Everton game

Manchester United have trained more aggressively in preparation for their pivotal Premier League game at Everton.

Everton are 17th and now a point above Burnley, where they lost on Wednesday night, and United are only three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham despite their inconsistent form in recent months.

United interim manager Ralf Rangnick again last week criticised the lack of physicality in the squad and Everton have been easily bullied by opponents since Frank Lampard was appointed manager in January.

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Burnley held United to a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor in February and Rangnick watched their 3-2 slugfest with Everton in midweek.

"We had a good week of training," Rangnick said. "We trained well, we trained on a very aggressive level in the last couple of days, and now it is up to play as we trained.

"Now it is a question of who is more competitive tomorrow, who is more aggressive? Who wins the second balls? They are playing in a very direct way.

"Obviously, I watched the game against Burnley, probably one of those games where it was the lowest amount of time the ball was in play. A lot of high balls, second balls, the ball was in the air quite often and we have to be prepared for that kind of competitive game tomorrow."