Ralf Rangnick impressed by Anthony Elanga’s mentality

“Well, since he is a clear head, since he is a top mentality player,” Rangnick told club media in an exclusive interview. “I’m sure he can take and make the next steps, which are also important for him to take.

“It’s not for him an issue of character or mentality. I’m pretty sure, whenever I saw him train or play, even in the first training session the night before the Crystal Palace game, I knew his name but had never seen him play before. So I asked my coaching staff at the time, Kieran [McKenna] and Darren Fletcher: ‘Who is he? I haven’t seen him play before’.

“Since then, he has always been a player who gave his very best, where I could always be assured what kind of level, physical level and mentality level, he will invest.”