Manchester United are reportedly close to firing interim manager Ralf Rangnick after accepting they made a mistake by letting him take over from former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last year.
That’s according to a recent report from Spanish outlet AS, who claims that although the German tactician was set to manage the side until the end of the season and then take up a consultancy role, the Red Devils’ hierarchy is considering cutting him loose ahead of time.
Rangnick’s arrival signalled the end of the Solskjaer’s reign and while not necessarily expected to come in and win trophies with just six months of the campaign left, expectation to qualify for the Champions League would have been the minimum.
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However, following a patchy run of form that has frustratingly coincided with Arsenal going on a hot streak, United now found themselves major outsiders to finish the season inside the Premier League’s top four.
Speaking to reporters following the side’s disappointing exit from the Champions League earlier this week, Rangnick, as quoted by the club’s website, said: “In the league, the situation is pretty clear. This nine games, we will have to win most of them.
“For sure, we have to win against Arsenal. The only way to finish fourth, in the end, is to win most of them.”
Failure to play top-tier European football next season would be a massive blow, not only for the fanbase but also commercially and that could now pave the way for Rangnick to leave the club.
Although a potential successor is not yet known, these latest reports will certainly give fans hope that a decision over a permanent manager is edging closer.
Why don’t this board and the owners listen
to what the majority of man utd fans want
and get ten hag as the next manager and do
what they intended to do and let ragnik have
the consultantsy job? With these two, would
be the first step in rebuilding what will be a
long process to make united back to where
they belong which is the best team in the
World
If that is true that Ragnick is being considered sackable material then it is just another wash out from the board and owners. Since the Glazers have come in we spiralled into debt for their profit.
Make promises and keep them if not get out of our club, its ruined by so called businessmen who have no concept of football and the passion involved.
Please let Ralf Rangnick go he’s going no where with man u
Then another stupid decision from manu hierarchy. , They are not realizing that the sacking manager is not the way to improve the attitude of players. First, they have to stop listening to X-Manu players and pundits.
Yes X players are hyper critical but if ever given a chance can never execute the job.
They were jealous when Ole got the opportunity to manage MU.
U’r right
this article must be a joke. why would they sack rangnick? to be literal idiots?
Sack Ragnick
Our beloved club is being led by incompetent people who are both obstinate and short-sighted. Please let this just be gossip!If it’s not, who in the hell do they think will come to Utd when they are struggling to play against every single team and are being lead by the worst captain in the history of the clubs’ existence?
then RR and TenHag is not the solution to united’s problems..If I were RR, I will not wait for that time for the board to fire me..I’ll leave instantly and also not take the role as consultant..It would still be futile if the incoming consultant and manager dont have the full control of the team..One of the reasons why the great SAF retired..He clearly saw that the board is in another direction and their focus isnon profit alone and no longer the history of the club itself
He must go it’s better ole
Ten Haag should be appointed immediately, i’ve lost faith in Rangnick. He’s not that tactically excellent like he was labelled. Mtcheww!
Even if you bring, Pep guardiola, Jugen kloop, or Tuchel to man united, they will never change anything, with these players Man united are having now, they don’t have the spirit of playing, like the one we have been seeing in the last couple of years back, the likes of Rooney, Vidic, fedinand amongst others,. But with these players, even if you bring the best manager in the world, they will never win anything. Especially Harry Maguire.
Carlos queroz is our best hope