Man Utd received 'in-game tactical advice' from coach based in Moscow via AirPod messages
dailystar.co.ukManchester United manager is now at an end and a curious aspect of the German's time at the club has now emerged.Rangnick took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in December, but United's season has petered out badly.
The Red Devils won just one of their final six Premier League games, though they did enough to secure a top six finish.Their campaign ended with a dismal defeat at Crystal Palace on the final day, with Wilfried Zaha scoring the Eagles' winner.
Rangnick had little response to Patrick Vieira's tactics, despite being helped by a coach who was watching the game from Moscow.According to The Athletic, Rangnick has employed his former assistant at Lokomotiv Moscow, Lars Kornetka, to provide in-game tactical advice.
This arrangement began with Rangnick's first game in charge, with assistant coach Kieran McKenna 'transmitting' Kornetka's thoughts to the interim boss.It is stated that even though Kornetka was working with 'more basic technology', Rangnick valued his thoughts over that of United's head performace analyst Paul Brand.
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