Rangnick reveals what Manchester United have been working on in training since his arrival

Manchester United are back in action as they travel to Turf Moor to take on Burnley, looking to bounce back from a disappointing FA Cup loss to Middlesbrough.

The Red Devils dominated much of the game but failed to make their chances pay, including a missed penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and a seemingly open goal miss from Bruno Fernandes.

Then, in the penalty shoot out, Anthony Elanga’s miss in sudden death was enough to send Ralf Rangnick’s men crashing out of the 4th round of the competition, in front of a stunned Old Trafford crowd.

Man United’s players rallied around Elanga after his crucial penalty miss ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Bn36dprv90

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Now, attentions return to the Premier League, where they look to add to their two wins on the bounce before the winter break, and build some much-needed momentum ahead of a push for the final Champions League spot.

Is there improvement?

Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick certainly thinks so. Despite the poor result against Middlesbrough and the last minute 1-0 win over West Ham, the German is seemingly happier with the offensive output of his side, even though the goals are not flowing.

‘Apart from playing together as a team in defence and improving and developing our defence work together we invested some time in our offensive principles and it showed in the game against West Ham and Middlesbrough where we created numerous chances’, he explained.

“I can’t remember a game in the last couple of years where our team created so many chances, 30 shots on goal, in the end, it didn’t lead to the result we wanted to get but we dominated the game in most parts and we did well in creating those chances’, the German added.

While all well and good, Manchester United need to start being more clinical if they harbour serious aspirations of a top 4, with plenty of tricky games still to come for the Red Devils.

Meanwhile, Nike have confirmed that they have stopped sponsoring Mason Greenwood following his arrest on suspicion of assault and rape, with a spokesperson telling The Athletic: ‘Mason Greenwood is no longer a Nike athlete’

NEW: Nike have stopped sponsoring Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood.@Nike spokesperson: “Mason Greenwood is no longer a Nike athlete”

Story @TheAthleticUK t.co/VVQEOrb6Zf

— Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) February 7, 2022

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	23	41	57
2	Liverpool FC	22	39	48
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	Manchester United	22	6	38
5	West Ham United	23	10	37
6	Arsenal FC	21	8	36
7	Tottenham Hotspur	20	2	36
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	3	34
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	0	30
10	Leicester City	20	-3	26
11	Aston Villa	21	-4	26
12	Southampton FC	22	-8	25
13	Crystal Palace	22	-3	24
14	Brentford FC	23	-12	23
15	Leeds United	21	-16	22
16	Everton FC	20	-11	19
17	Norwich City	22	-32	16
18	Watford FC	21	-17	15
19	Newcastle United	21	-22	15
20	Burnley FC	19	-11	13

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	6
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	6
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	6
Maddison, James	Leicester City	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	6
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	6
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	6
Llorente, Diego	Leeds United	0	6
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	6
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	5
Ward, Joel	Crystal Palace	0	6
Skipp, Oliver	Tottenham Hotspur	0	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	0	4
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	5
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	1	4
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	1	4

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	4
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	4
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	4