Rudiger to Real Madrid: Ancelotti's interview after Man City loss was gold

Real Madrid‘s defending on Tuesday evening away at Manchester City was woeful at best.

Despite fielding their strongest back-line in Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba and Ferland Mendy, Los Blancos were torn apart time and time again by the hosts.

Alaba had to be taken off at half-time due to injury and his replacement was the experienced Nacho Fernandez, who sadly added no extra stability to the defence for the final 45 minutes of action.

Real Madrid were lucky to only lose 4-3 on the night, which tells you everything you need to know about their pragmatic struggles at the Etihad Stadium.

The Champions League classic in Manchester was all the evidence needed to support the Spanish side’s pursuit of Antonio Rudiger, who is expected to join on a free transfer from Chelsea in the summer.

Rudiger is set to pen a four-year deal at Real Madrid and will become one of the highest-paid defenders in world football.

But while the German’s arrival at the Bernabeu now looks a formality, Carlo Ancelotti is still refusing to say a word about it.

After the defeat to City, the Real Madrid boss was asked by beIN Sports about Rudiger and his response was gold.

"Antonio Rüdiger… Who is this?!"