Ralf Rangnick likens Manchester United rebuild to open heart surgery
manchestereveningnews.co.ukInterim manager Ralf Rangnick has likened the reconstruction of Manchester United to open-heart surgery. United are certain to finish a fifth successive season trophyless and are unlikely to qualify for the Champions League for the fourth time in the last nine seasons.
Six out-of-contract players are due to leave while several others under contract are open to leaving, with Rangnick suggesting United need up to 10 'new players'. READ MORE: Rangnick all but confirms Pogba is leaving United United have lost to Manchester City and Liverpool, the Premier League's top two, by an aggregate scoreline of 15-1 across four fixtures this season.
Rangnick, manager for the away games at the Etihad and Anfield, has become scathing in his analysis of the United squad as he approaches his last four weeks as interim manager.
United's next manager Erik ten Hag has signed a three-year contract with the option of an additional year but the problems at the club extend beyond the football team, with some supporters sceptical of football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher, as well as chief executive Richard Arnold and the director of football negotiations Matt Judge.
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