Two things Ralf Rangnick got wrong as Man Utd crash out of Champions League

Manchester United's run in Europe is over for this season as they were knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid who won 1-0 at Old Trafford.

Renan Lodi scored the only goal of the game to give Atletico a 2-1 aggregate win over both legs, as United failed to score for the first time in the competition this season, and it cost them.

Atletico delivered the brutal blow shortly before the half-time whistle, as they capitalised on an unorganised United defence. 

Lodi finished from close range as he found himself unmarked at the back post, while United were still arguing with the referee as they felt as though they should have been awarded a free-kick.

Diego Simeone's side sat back and defended valiantly until the final whistle, booking their place in the quarter-finals, ending United's quest for silverware this season in the process.

As United were knocked out of the Champions League, here Daily Star Sport takes a look at what Ralf Rangnick could have done differently to perhaps that game

Here are the TWO things Rangnick got wrong...

Falling for Atletico's tricks

Spanish sides are synonymous for their possessive style of play, but Atletico are very much against the grain of La Liga sides, as they typically hold much less of the ball than their domestic rivals.

Instead, they soak up pressure and pounce to devastating effect, and the same outcome happened against United, as they were sucked in to Diego Simeone's tricks.

Once the visitors had the lead, they broke up the game as much as possible, and frustrated the home side, just as they tend to do against all of their opposition.

United need to learn how to take control once more, especially at Old Trafford, and then they will not put themselves in a position to be micro-managed by other teams.

Switching off too easily

For all of the hard work that United did, they let themselves down as they were caught complaining about a potential foul, and ended up conceding in the first half.

Anthony Elanga was brought down deep into Atletico territory, but play was waved on, and United were undone while multiple players concentrated on blaming the referee, and not playing to the whistle.

United had already survived an earlier scare as Joao Felix saw his goal ruled out for offside, but Atletico were allowed too much room as the Red Devils failed to organise themselves after crowding the referee.

Atletico are known for sitting back and pouncing when the opportunity presents itself, and United were caught by the visitors' trap