Major news has come out of Old Trafford on Thursday, with Manchester United hiring Ralf Rangnick to take over as interim manager.
What’s this, the Manchester United board has actually done something competent? It’s looking that way, as club insider David Ornstein is reporting that the English Premier League giants have hired Ralf Rangnick to take over as the club’s interim manager.
Following last weekend’s loss to Watford, 4-1, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked, which came as no surprise. With Solskjer out, fellow club legend Michael Carrick took over as caretaker and helped lead the team to a 2-0 win over Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday. Now, it will be on Rangnick to right the ship the rest of the season.
Manchester United fans are loving the Ralf Rangnick hire by the Red Devils
Currently, Rangnick serves as the head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow. He’s ready to leave Russia and head to England as soon as his visa is approved, per Ornstein. Fans can’t wait for him to touch down in Manchester.
Manchester United entered the season with plenty of promise, but they’re currently on the outside looking in on the top four in the league table. With them already seemingly out of the title race, it was a no-brainer to part ways with Solskjaer, especially after the team spent big to land Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane this summer.
For the rest of the season, it will be on Rangnick to get this team back to competing at a high level. Fortunately for the new interim manager, Manchester United has already punched its ticket to the Champions League Round of 16 with one game left in the group stages. Still, there’s plenty of season left and there’s more than enough time for United to make noise in the EPL as well.