Rangnick and Tuchel's relationship explained as Chelsea boss linked with Man Utd

Gary Neville has admitted he was not surprised by Manchester United’s lacklustre performance against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night. United were knocked out of the Champions League in the last-16 as Atleti secured a 1-0 win at Old Trafford to go through 2-1 on aggregate. Renan Lodi scored the game’s only goal with a first-half header and Ralf Rangnick’s side failed to muster much in reply in front of a frustrated home crowd.

Manchester United have been ruthlessly mocked for crashing out of the Champions League last-16 to the “Spanish Burnley”. The Red Devils suffered a gruelling 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford on Tuesday night to lose the tie 2-1 on aggregate.

FA Cup clash with Chelsea over the weekend.Chelsea's away fans have been banned from the game, apart from tickets purchased before March 10, due to sanctions against Roman Abramovich. And the Blues had asked for the games to be played behind closed doors to keep the 'integrity'.However, Thomas Tuchel's side were forced to make an embarrassing u-turn after backlash from football fans.

Paul Pogba is “lazy” and “cheats a little bit” when Manchester United are out of possession, according to Marcel Desailly. United were beaten 1-0 by Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night to exit the Champions League in the last-16 with a 2-1 defeat on aggregate.

Manchester United will be able to attract to manage the club on a long-term basis. The Red Devils will be looking to appoint a new boss in the summer when current interim Ralf Rangnick steps into a consultancy role. The German has overseen a dreadful few months, with United having been knocked out of both the FA Cup and the Champions League.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Wednesday, March 16.

Manchester United supporters are predicting that Erik ten Hag might have taken a step closer to the Old Trafford dugout after Ajax were eliminated from the Champions League.

Ralf Rangnick accused the Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic of making it 'easy' for Atletico Madrid to waste time in their Champions League victory over Manchester United.

Manchester United fans have savagely called for Atletico Madrid defender Stefan Savic to retire after he was left humiliated by Fred.United had a superb start to the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Atletico, before they eventually suffered a 1-0 (2-1 on aggregate) defeat. The Red Devils’ fast start was best encapsulated by midfield magician Fred, who oozed confidence early on.The Brazilian’s most eye-catching moment came in the 20th minute with a sublime bit of skill.

Manchester United manager both bear a similar trait to legendary Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson.Scholes rarely shies away from critiquing the current Man United squad and management - and did so again when analysing the side’s progress under Ralf Rangnick. Since the German’s appointment in November, United have improved in some respects but remain susceptible to notably poor performances.The United hero believes the decision to appoint Rangnick is a reason for their persistent issues, claiming he would have preferred Tottenham’s Antonio Conte and Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel instead.

Manchester United in the summer.The Ajax boss has been persistently linked with the vacant Old Trafford role after his stunning work with the Dutch giants. During his five years at the helm in Holland, Ten Hag has guided Ajax to two Dutch titles and implemented an attractive brand of attacking football. A number of Premier League clubs, including Tottenham and Newcastle, have already tried to lure Ten Hag to England due to his impressive work at Ajax.

Chelsea supporters have hit out at Jamie Carragher for his Monday Night Football rant about their club - but fans of rival teams have rushed to support him.Liverpool hero Carragher said last week that United should try and tempt Thomas Tuchel to Old Trafford amid the uncertainly at Stamford Bridge.Having told presenter David Jones that he was had some heated conversations with Chelsea fans at their ground on Sunday - he explained why he believes they were being hypocritical.His views have been panned by Chelsea followers on social media, but supporters of others think he couldn't have been more accurate.One Twitter user wrote: "Carragher and Gary Neville need a brain scan. Not because there's anything wrong with their brains, just to check if they even have one."With a second adding: "Carragher has just done a MASSIVE disservice to the unbelievable work the academy does."A third said: "Carragher just lost the little bit respect Chelsea fans had for him.

Jamie Carragher has hit back after being slammed for suggesting Chelsea's rivals should try and take advantage of the current uncertainty surrounding Roman Abramovich. The 55-year-old confirmed his plans to walk away from the Blues earlier this month - just days before he was slapped with sanctions by the UK Government in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Harry Maguire's former Hull City team-mate Ahmed Elmohamady has declared the £80million defender isn't fit to captain Manchester United. The Red Devils' interim manager Ralf Rangnick has stood by Maguire in recent weeks amid calls for him to be stripped of his duties following a poor run of form.

Out-of-sorts Marcus Rashford has been told copying Edinson Cavani and Cristiano Ronaldo could save his Manchester United career, according to Frank McAvennie.

Chelsea fans following a bizarre piece of defending against Newcastle.With the club looking for a vital winning goal with only 30 minutes remaining, the ball rolled towards the Chelsea touchline with Miguel Almiron giving chase.Instead of just tapping the ball back to Edouard Mendy without fuss, the German international defender did a hop, skip and jump to the bemusement of supporters.After going on to win 1-0 thanks to a piece of brilliance from Kai Havertz, the actions of Rudiger seemed more entertaining - with many reacting on social media.One fan wrote on Twitter: "He wants to become a logo or something."With a second asking: "What goes through Rudiger’s mind man."A third continued: "Nearly all Chelsea fans look forward to some gimmick like this from Rudiger every matchday."With a fourth concluding: "Who doesn’t love watching this man play for my club."Would Antonio Rudiger be the biggest loss to Chelsea this summer? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionDespite the love for Rudiger from supporters, he could leave the club on a free transfer this summer if current rules regarding spending are not altered.Thomas Tuchel said of his defender earlier in the season: "We absolutely accept and are fully aware of the importance of Toni and the role that he’s playing on and off the pitch."There is no doubt about that."It’s true that nobody is bigger than the club and this is a team effort and a strong club. "It’s not only about Toni and I mean that in the best way because we know what he’s doing and we’re fully aware of it."In the end, we need a bit of patience.

Thomas Tuchel has insisted he'll "drive a seven-seater" if that's what it takes to ensure Chelsea fulfil their Champions League fixture with Lille on Wednesday night.The Blues were slapped with a number of restrictions this week following the UK Government's decision to sanction club owner Roman Abramovich and freeze his assets.Among the limitations, the European champions have been prohibited from spending any more than £20,000 on travel to any away fixture.Some Chelsea fans joked in the week that the club's squad may have to take the Megabus to France to fulfil their Champions League clash with Lille, but Tuchel has himself pitched an alternative means of transport.Following the Blues 1-0 success over Newcastle on Sunday, the German addressed the uncertainty surrounding travel arrangements and quipped that he would "drive a seven-seater" himself in order to ensure Chelsea played the second leg."My last information is we have a plane and we can go by plane and come back by plane," Tuchel declared."If not we go by train, if not by bus, if not I will drive a seven-seater.Will Chelsea make it through to the Champions League quarter-finals this week? Give us your thoughts in the comments section"If you asked me 30 years ago if I could join a Champions League match at the sideline, I'd say when do I need to be there and how do I need to be there."The Blues hold a 2-0 advantage heading into the second leg with Lille, courtesy of strikes from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic at Stamford Bridge, three weeks' ago.Despite uncertainty surrounding his future, Tuchel was clearly in a jovial mood after Havertz hit a superb late winner against the Magpies on Sunday.Discussing said future, the Chelsea manager confirmed he would stay

Do you think Chelsea will be able to complete the season despite their current financial restraints? Let us know in the comments section.Mason Mount has become an integral part of this Chelsea squad since breaking through under Frank Lampard.Since Tuchel arrived at Stamford Bridge, his status as the Blues' main man has only heightened - and it's fair to say the German has a lot of trust in his English superstar.So much so, that he took a risk for this game and deployed Mount in an unfamiliar deeper role, with Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz given the nod to form an attacking trio.That meant Mount played in a three-man midfield alongside N'Golo Kante and Jorginho, but Tuchel's tactical switch-up saw the Three Lions star endure a frustrating afternoon.He got forward on occasions - and was close to opening the scoring in the first half - but he wasn't able to have a huge impact on the game.Indeed, Mount was replaced in the 63rd minute after enduring a difficult afternoon. Romelu Lukaku's recent struggles have been well documented - but Chelsea could have done with the big Belgian on the pitch for longer than 30 minutes.

Thomas Tuchel could leave the club. The UK Government this week froze the assets of Blues owner Roman Abramovich due to his association to Russian president Vladimir Putin, who launched an invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago.

Chelsea for the foreseeable future with those close with the player blasting recent suggestions of a move away as ‘bulls***t.’ Reports in Italy emerged last week purporting that the Blues striker was hoping to forge a move back to Inter Milan even if it meant a lower salary. But the Daily Star has been told that such reports are not true, with a source close to the player slamming the stories as ‘bullsh**t to sell papers.’ Reports had suggested that the former Everton attacker was willing to lower his wages in order to jump ship back to Inter, but this has been vehemently denied by those close to Lukaku, with his eyes firmly set on continuing his second tenure at Chelsea.

Ralf Rangnick says Fred produced one of his best performances since he took over as Manchester United manager three-and-a-half months ago.