Ralf Rangnick sends warning to Manchester United players after Martial and Van de Beek exits
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRalf Rangnick has insisted there is still competition for places at Manchester United despite January departures from the club.
Anthony Martial, Donny van de Beek and Amad all left United on loan in January, signing for Sevilla, Everton and Rangers until the end of the season respectively.
Those exits left United with a 23-man squad for the rest of the Premier League season. United submitted a 23-man squad for the rest of the Premier League season last week, which included four goalkeepers.
Premier League rules outline each club's registered Under-21 players aren't included in the squad limit of 25 players. Rangnick was asked about competition for places in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Reds' clash against Burnley and the German claimed there is still competition in the squad despite Martial's and Van de Beek's exits. “Yes, it’s always competition," admitted Rangnick to United's in-house media. "We now have, in the current squad, in each position, we have two players to compete for each position.
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