Pino becomes LaLiga’s next big thing, Man Utd rue misses, Inter Milan sputtering: Weekend Review

This weekend’s action saw a four-goal outing by Villarreal’s rising star, more Manchester United woe, and a Bundesliga side bouncing back after early season struggles. It also saw the question raised of whether any Serie A side actually wants to win the Scudetto.

Oh, and then there was that epic Carabao Cup final at Wembley.

Here are Rob Dawson, Sam Marsden, Bill Connelly, Ryan O’Hanlon, Mike Wise and James Tyler with what you need to know from around Europe.

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Four talking points

Rangnick rues United’s rare chances

“Our job as coaches and head coaches is to help the team create enough chances,” said Manchester United interim coach Ralf Rangnick after the 0-0 draw with Watford on Saturday. “If we only had two or three opportunities in the game, we could ask ourselves what can we do to create more, but the number of clear chances we had today have to be enough to win a game like this.”

It felt like a pointed comment and it is hard to argue with his logic. Goals have been a problem since the German took over in December — United have scored two or more in just five of his 17 games in charge — but after being frustrated by Watford, he was very clearly passing the blame onto his players. In four games against Watford, Southampton, Burnley and Middlesbrough, United have had a combined 86 shots but scored just three goals, leading to six dropped points in the Premier League and an early exit from the FA Cup.

Rangnick’s post-match interview on Saturday suggested he feels there is nothing wrong with the game plan and that the lack of goals is down to his forwards passing up too many opportunities. It is a significant problem ahead of games against Manchester City, Tottenham and Liverpool when chances are likely to be at a premium. — Rob Dawson

Pino nets first four-goal game since Messi

Villarreal’s teenage winger Yeremi Pino became the first player to score four goals in a LaLiga game since Lionel Messi…