Referee bites back at Ralf Rangnick over Bruno Fernandes frustration with cheeky response

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Ralf Rangnick has revealed how Paul Tierney fired back at his complaints over a foul on Bruno Fernandes during Manchester United's 4-2 win over Leeds.United got one over on their bitter rivals in a fiesty clash at Elland Road to nudge themselves back into the top four.Harry Maguire and Fernandes fired United into a two-goal lead at the break before Leeds hit back with two goals in 24 seconds at the start of the second half.Rangnick sent on Fred and Anthony Elanga after the break and they both found the net to settle an enthralling affair that saw nine yellow cards issued by Tierney.And after the match, Rangnick opened up on the response he got from Tierney after he quizzed the referee over a challenge on Fernandes in the build-up to Leeds shock equaliser.Although the United chief was unhappy, Leeds goal stood and helped set up an enthralling finale.Rangnick said: "I spoke to the referee after the game about that tackle on Bruno before they scored the equaliser and I said, 'listen, in Germany, they wouldn't have even asked VAR' and the referee said to me, quite funnily, 'listen, this is probably why you had to come to England'."Despite issuing nine cautions, Tierney attempted to let the play flow as much as possible in the abysmal conditions in Yorkshire.What did you make of Man Utd's performance against Leeds?

Let us know in the comments section.United showed commendable character to rebound after throwing away their two-goal advantage.And Rangnick was proud of how his side weathered the storm, both figuratively and literally, in the second half."It was very intense," said the United chief. "If you were a neutral person, [it was] an entertaining football game, there were only very few moments where nothing happened on.