“I watched videos of him on YouTube. This boy was really good” – Ralf Rangnick hails Manchester United player
Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick has revealed he watched footage of Anthony Elanga on YouTube and knew straight away he had a player on his hands.
Elanga has started Manchester United’s last two Premier League games and scored in Manchester United’s opener in the 3-1 victory over Brentford on Wednesday night with a brilliantly taken finish.
“I must say from the very first day from my first training session, he showed up,” said Rangnick post-match on Wednesday.
“l had heard his name before and I was in my hotel room watching videos of him on YouTube, I thought this boy was really good.”
Heaping further praise on the Sweden international, Rangnick said he even stopped the teenager going out on loan – such was the impression he had made.
Rangnick added: “He was almost on his way out on loan. I told him: ‘You will not go out on loan, you will stay here.’ He has developed in training.”
Meanwhile, Elanga sent a message to Rangnick after scoring against Brentford on Wednesday night.
“I appreciate the boss so much, he can see in training, the intensity, how much I’m running,” Elanga told BT Sport.
“If you put the work in in training you’ll get rewards in games, that’s what I try and do every day, train the way I want to play.”