Ralf Rangnick: I’m incredibly disappointed

Ralf Rangnick claimed Manchester United were robbed by VAR after his side suffered a shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Championship club Middlesbrough who won 87 on penalties after a 11 draw on FridayRangnickrsquos team crashed out in the fourth round after Anthony Elanga blazed his spotkick over the bar in a nervejangling shootout at Old TraffordMatt Crooks celebrates after Middlesbrough beat Manchester United on penalties at Old Trafford on Friday PicsGetty ImagesSwedish teenager Elanga was the only player from either team to miss in the shootout leaving the forward holding his head in disbelief as Middlesbrough celebrated their stunning victory Jadon Sancho had put United ahead in the first half but Matt Crooks grabbed a controversial equaliser after the interval to set the stage for Middlesbroughrsquos memorable upsetControversial goalCrooksrsquo goal was allowed to stand despite Duncan Watmore controlling the ball with his hand before providing the assist ldquoWe conceded a goal which I donrsquot understand why it stood He controlled it with his handrdquo Rangnick said ldquoIn the moment when they scored it was clear that VAR would not allow this goal to standrdquo Even Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder thought the goal would be ruled out saying ldquoI thought straight away it was handball ldquoI thought it would be chalked out and was delighted it wasnrsquot The FA Cup is alive and kickingrdquoCristiano Ronaldo had missed a first half spotkick for United who have now lost seven of their last eight penalty shootouts including last seasonrsquos Europa League final against VillarrealUnited had 30 shots in total but lacked the composure and cutting edge required to kill off supposedly inferior opponents ldquoIrsquom incredibly disappointedrdquo Rangnick saidNumerous chances missedldquoWe should have won and killed off the game in the first half ldquoCrossbar post missed penalty and numerous chances It should have been 20 or 30rdquoUnited are without a major trophy in five years and their hopes of ending that drought are dwindling given their Premier League struggles and a tricky Champions League Last 16 tie against Atletico Madrid The FA Cup embarrassment is the latest hammer blow for United at the end of a painful week that saw Mason Greenwood arrested over the alleged rape and assault of a young womanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever