Manchester United Labors to Worrying First Loss Under Rangnick

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Joao Moutinho scores his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, on Jan.3, 2022. Dave Thompson/AP Photo

MANCHESTER, England—Ralf Rangnick is beginning to understand just how big a job he has taken on at Manchester United.

His players are already becoming dispirited, too.