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  • REVEALED: Man Utd coach Rangnick rejected Arsenal over Ozil

    REVEALED: Man Utd coach Rangnick rejected Arsenal over Ozil

    Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick turned down the manager’s job at Arsenal, it has been revealed.

    After the retirement of Arsene Wenger in 2018, Arsenal went well down the road to appointing Rangnick as the Frenchman’s replacement, reports Kicker.

    However, the German pulled out of negotiations after learning Arsenal had renewed the contract of Mesut Ozil without his say-so.

    The source states Rangnick walked out on the deal because of extending the contract “without consultation […] with playmaker diva Mesut Özil”. Instead, the Gunners turned to Unai Emery.

    Rangnick enjoyed a winning start with United on Sunday with victory over Crystal Palace.

  • My style not far behind Klopp’s – Ralf Rangnick

    My style not far behind Klopp’s – Ralf Rangnick

    New Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick says he’ll need four weeks to get the players comfortable with his style of play.

    Rangnick admits he wants to introduce an intense pressing game to the squad he’s inherited.

    He explained: “You have to be aware of what kind of players you have and what their position is. They are experienced and smart enough to know that, but I can’t turn the players we have into pressing monsters right now.

    “I want them to be ready in two, three or four weeks.

    “My football is definitely not a slow waltz! I’m not that far behind Juergen Klopp in terms of our ideas about a style of football, that’s no secret. This is the biggest club I’ve ever worked for, the biggest club. The greatest thing in the world is to celebrate the DNA that this club still has, but also to implement it in the transformation to modern football.”

  • I tried to sign Sancho at age 17 – Rangnick

    I tried to sign Sancho at age 17 – Rangnick

    Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick admits he tried to sign Jadon Sancho early in his career.

    Sancho chose Borussia Dortmund over RB Leipzig when leaving Manchester City in 2017.

    “I am very excited,” Rangnick told manutd.com. “I mean, they have so many top, talented young players – Jadon Sancho I know from the German Bundesliga.

    “As a matter of fact, I met him when he was 17, in London. At the time, we were trying to convince him to come to Leipzig and he decided a couple of months later to come to [Borussia] Dortmund, which was not a wrong step from his perspective.

    “Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford, there are so many top, talented young players in the squad and, on top of that, the experienced top players. To work with those kind of players and to help them to get better, yeah, I’m very much looking forward to that.”

  • Rangnick’s Man Utd appointment, set up for failure – Sheringham

    Rangnick’s Man Utd appointment, set up for failure – Sheringham

    Manchester United Treble winner Teddy Sheringham feels Ralf Rangnick’s appointment is set up for failure.

    Rangnick will take over as interim boss until the end of the season, with a two-year consultancy role after that – but it is unclear what the club’s long-term plan is.

    Sheringham told talkSPORT: “The whole scenario after putting Michael Carrick in charge as interim manager, to get another interim manager in for the next six months is just absurd for a club like Manchester United. With a view to, if he does do well, he might get the job. Surely they know who they want to be their next manager.

    “I find it very strange what is going on up there at the moment. You’d like to think they know who they want and are waiting for the right man. When there’s talk he might get the job as well, it leaves you with a little bit of indecision all over the place.

    “If you were a player and this manager came in who you know is only going to be there for six months and he didn’t really fancy you for the first couple of weeks, your response to that would be mucking about in training and thinking ‘it doesn’t matter’ as he will be gone in six months.

    “If he says to you ‘go and warm up’, you’ll say ‘no, I’m not warming up, I’ll be here longer than you, mate’. You know how footballers are. It gets petty. I just find it a strange situation to be in at the moment.”

  • Ronaldo and Rangnick must find compromise – Henry

    Ronaldo and Rangnick must find compromise – Henry

    Arsenal great Thierry Henry says Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo and new manager Ralf Rangnick will need to thrash out their differences.

    Ronaldo struck twice in victory over Arsenal last night.

    Henry reckons they’ll both need to meet each other in the middle somehow and put the club’s best interests first.

    He said: “We shouldn’t talk about the man, what he can achieve, what he can do, or what he did achieve and what he can still do.

    “Now, it’s going to have to be a discussion between Rangnick and him because we all know that’s part of the game he lacks the most and that is part of the game Rangnick likes the most – pressing and counter-pressing.

    “So, they need to have a discussion on who is going to give up a little bit on what they usually like to do and ego’s going to have to be put on the side at one point for the good of this club. It shouldn’t be a Ronaldo thing or a Rangnick thing, they need to find a way to pull this club forward.”

  • Finally, Man Utd manager Rangnick gets UK work permit

    Finally, Man Utd manager Rangnick gets UK work permit

    Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has been granted his work permit to fully resume duties at Old Trafford.

    TheNewsGuru reports, that the 63-year-old German was appointed on Monday, but he has been waiting for the approval process and necessary paperwork to be completed.

    However, Michael Carrick, who has taken charge of games against Villarreal and Chelsea, will be responsible for team selection and tactics.

    Rangnick will now be in the dug-out for Sunday’s visit of Crystal Palace.

    The German was given a tour of the Theatre of Dreams by United’s Football Director, John Murtough yesterday.

    Rangnick checked out the Old Trafford pitch and met staff, and is understood to have also visited United’s Carrington training complex.

    The United board have faith in Rangnick to turn their season around and are ready to hand the German coach up to £100 million in January to strengthen his squad.

  • Rangnick on cash bonus to sign Haaland for Man Utd

    Rangnick on cash bonus to sign Haaland for Man Utd

    Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has a special transfer bonus in his new contract, it has been revealed.

    BILD says United’s board have told Rangnick to prioritise the signing of Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland next year.

    Rangnick will be manager to the end of the season with United before taking on a two-year consultancy role.

    It’s suggested United will pay the German a massive €10m bonus if he convinces Haaland to sign for them.

    Rangnick knows Haaland from his time involved with Red Bull’s football division, with the Norway international spending time with Red Bull Salzburg before moving to Germany.

  • Arteta speaks about Rangnick ahead of Man Utd clash

    Arteta speaks about Rangnick ahead of Man Utd clash

    Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has insisted that Manchester United interim manager, Ralf Rangnick, has made radical changes in some areas.

    Arteta also described Rangnick as a really interesting person in the football world.

    The Gunners manager stated this while speaking about Rangnick on Wednesday during his pre-match press conference ahead of Arsenal’s away Premier League clash with Manchester United on Thursday night.

    The 63-year-old German will then take up a two-year consultancy role at Old Trafford.

    “He’s [Rangnick] been one of the top coaches,” Arteta said.

    “He’s made some radical changes in some areas and is a really interesting person in the football world and a really interesting appointment for the football club [Man United].”

  • Carrick debunks Rangnick influence on Man Utd, Chelsea game

    Carrick debunks Rangnick influence on Man Utd, Chelsea game

    Ralf Rangnick had no input on Manchester United’s selection and tactics in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the Premier League, says caretaker manager Michael Carrick.

    The visitors took the lead through Jadon Sancho despite mustering only three shots throughout the entire match in west London, and stubbornly held on for a point after a Jorginho penalty had pulled Chelsea level.

    Rangnick – a noted mentor of Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel – is widely expected to be appointed as the full-time interim successor to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but Carrick was quick to shoot down suggestions that the German had any input on his own approach over the weekend.

    “It is not the case, no,” the former United midfielder told BBC Sport when asked if his likely replacement influenced his decisions throughout the match. “[I’m] slightly disappointed to be honest. We went ahead, we came here to win. To go 1-0 up and have it taken away from you is disappointing.

    “That intent and that hunger summed us up today. We knew it wasn’t going to be free-flowing football at times but we were prepared to dig in. [Sancho] managed to score and I am pleased for him. It has been a decent couple of games.”

    Carrick added that the point was bittersweet given that he would have rather been in the dugout alongside former boss and friend Solskjaer, adding: “It is mixed feelings because I shouldn’t be here if things had gone as we wanted. I felt like we lost out on it today because two wins would have been better.”

  • Lokomotiv Moscow release statement after Rangnick exit

    Lokomotiv Moscow release statement after Rangnick exit

    Lokomotiv Moscow have paid tribute to Ralf Rangnick after he left for Manchester United.

    The German has been released from his three-year contract as technical director to take the manager’s job at United.

    “Under the leadership of Rangnick, a scout department, a block for medicine and innovation was created in the club in a short time, a system of advanced video analytics was introduced, a coaching staff was formed, high-tech information systems were launched,” Lokomotiv said in a statement.

    “The modern European system of football training, which Rangnick introduced at Lokomotiv, is not tied to personalities and will continue to work after his departure.

    “The club will develop in accordance with the announced long-term strategy.

    “Ralf Rangnick has attracted experienced specialists to key positions and has formed a team of professionals, which will continue to patiently and consistently move in the chosen direction, the main priority of which is the development of young football players both from Russia and from other countries.

    “Football club Lokomotiv thanks Ralf Rangnick for the work done. We remain in touch on the future of our club and wish Ralf every success as Manchester United head coach.”