Ralf Rangnick has likened what Manchester United require to open-heart surgery, with the interim manager stating the club can be resuscitated if there is strong leadership in support of Erik ten Hag.
Rangnick, who is due to take a consultancy role but indicated yesterday he would step away if not wanted by the new manager, is approaching a half-year at Old Trafford.
The team are sixth, three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham and fifth-placed Arsenal – who they face today – having played a game more. The German is clear what must occur for United to be contenders again.
“You don’t even need glasses to see and analyse where the problems are,” he said. “Now it’s about how do we solve them? It’s not enough to do some minor amendments – cosmetic things. In medicine you would say that this is an operation of the open heart.
“If this happens – and everyone has realised that this has to happ …
- April 23, 2022
