The press conference was due to start at 9am and Ralf Rangnick entered the Old Trafford press conference room a punctual five minutes early.
Dressed in a white buttoned shirt under a maroon jumper and dark jacket, he took his seat behind the raised desk. The bespectacled Rangnick resembled a lecturer in what could have been mistaken for a university theatre.
His opening introduction was as avuncular as a mentor to their students. "I would like to say hello to everybody," Rangnick began. "Thanks for coming and getting up that early.
To be honest, in my career, it's probably the most early press conference in my life, I didn't have press conferences at 9am but, due to the fact we have the next game coming up on Sunday in two days' time and I
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