Rangnick silent on Austria link after 'fortunate' draw

Ralf Rangnick declined to speak about the possibility of becoming Austria's new head coach after the interim manager admitted Manchester United were "fortunate" to scrape a draw against Chelsea. On a night when Old Trafford witnessed more protests against the Glazer family's ownership, the stuttering Red Devils somehow managed to end the first half without conceding despite the dominance of Thomas Tuchel's Blues. Marcos Alonso's 60th-minute volley eventually gave Chelsea a deserved lead, only for Cristiano Ronaldo to spare United's blushes by firing home within two minutes as United held on for a scarcely deserved 1-1 draw.

"We were fortunate in the first half," Rangnick said. "We needed some great saves from David (De Gea) again and some last-ditch tackles. "I thought in the second half we were better.

We had more moments when we could get hold of the ball, although we conceded the goal then after 60 minutes. "I think we showed a good reaction to that goal, scored a brilliant goal ourselves with an amazing assist by Nemanja (Matic) and a great finish by Cristiano. "I think in the last 20 minutes, it was an open game.

They could have scored. We were fortunate when Reece James hit the post. "But we also had our moments.

With Cristiano, we could have scored another one or two goals, but I think overall we have to admit we were fortunate to get that point. "But the reaction that we showed in the second half was good. "There was no reason to blame anyone with regard to attitude, but you could still see that we are, especially when a team like Chelsea is in possession of the ball, still far away from controlling the game." Ronaldo has scored eight of United's last nine goals in all competitions, underlining the over-reliance