Ralf Rangnick says referee made it easy for Atletico to do ‘time-wasting antics’

A bright United start petered out with Diego Simeone’s wily, well-drilled side sitting deep and keeping the hosts at bay in a scoreless second half.

Ralf Rangnick’s Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League (Martin Rickett/PA)

Ralf Rangnick accused the officials of making it “pretty easy” for Atletico Madrid to run down the clock with their “time-wasting antics” as Manchester United tumbled out of the Champions League.

Three weeks on from securing a scarcely-deserved 1-1 draw in Spain, Old Trafford was rocking as the Red Devils attempted to reach the quarter-finals for just the third time in a decade.