Ralf Rangnick defends Maguire and Varane against recent criticisms

Speaking ahead of

’s Premier League clash against Burnley on Thursday, interim manager Ralf Rangnick defended

and

, who showed poor form in the Red Devils’ Monday’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle.

"I mean, I don't think I mean, Raphael hasn't played for the last five or six weeks and even before the Tottenham game, he was injured,”

Rangnick said.

"So in total in the last three months, he hasn't played that many games. Yes, he made a mistake before the first goal that we conceded. But apart from that, I think he was OK.

"I wouldn't say that he was outstanding, and the same with Harry, but they did OK.

"Our problem was, again, that we allowed too many transitional moments, and this is not only a problem of the center of the center-backs, it's a problem of the whole team that it starts up front. And you can speak also about the role of the No 10 in that kind of formation.

"So I don't think it makes sense to speak about the individual performance of players. We need to get better as a team."

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