Ralf Rangnick
Manchester United agree in principle to engage Ralf Rangnick as interim coach
Manchester United have reportedly reached an agreement in principle with German coach, Ralf Rangnick to become the club’s interim manager, following last Sunday’s sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Ralf Rangnick
The agreement is allegedly subject to the 63-year-old being released from his current role at Lokomotiv Moscow, where he is head of sports and development. According to reports Rangnick has agreed a six-month contract that will see him take charge of the Manchester club until May.
He will then take on a consultancy role at the club for a further two years.
However, work permit reasons mean he will not be in charge for the weekend’s game against Chelsea.
Instead, Michael Carrick will pit his wits against Blues boss Thomas Tuchel in just his second game as manager.
Rangnick has previously managed Hannover, Schalke, Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig while he also took German minnows Ulm to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2000.
Yet he will be inheriting a dysfunctional United side, who sit in eighth place in the Premier League after a shambolic 4-1 defeat to Watford last weekend.
He also brought the likes of Joshua Kimmich, Naby Keita, Dayot Upamecano and Timo Werner to Leipzig.
Rangnick is affectionately branded as the ‘godfather’ of German football with his pressing style having inspired Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
He is also regarded as a mentor to Tuchel, Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann and Ralph Hasenhuttl, having worked with all three in the past.
