Official: congratulations to Fred on his new role in the Manchester United team ,on his way to become Manchester legend .

 

One of the biggest pluses of the 

Rangnick era so far has been a boldness

 in some of his selection calls and his 

decision to stick with Elanga for a 

second successive Premier League 

start was another sign of that.

The 19-year-old played well at Villa

 Park but it was easy to imagine a 

more cautious manager restoring the 

experience of Marcus Rashford 

in what was a crucial game.

But Rangnick enjoys working with

 young players, not only due to 

their fearlessness but also because 

they can be easier to influence, and his 

decision to keep Elanga in the team 

was rewarded. He showed similar 

decisiveness in keeping Harry Maguire

 on the bench for the second game

 in a row. 

Rangnick clearly won't be distracted 

by reputations and it felt like another 

brave call to withdraw Cristiano Ronaldo

 when he went to a back three. The safer

 decision would have been to take 

Elenga off, but Rangnick was ruthless

 in replacing Ronaldo. The forward 

wasn't happy with the decision, remonstrating

 with Rangnick and Darren Fletcher

, but he was more receptive to a pat 

on the back once Marcus Rashford 

had added United's third.