Ralf Rangnick to move upstairs as Man Utd consultant to help new boss Erik ten Hag seal transfers to ‘attractive’ club
RALF RANGNICK insists Manchester United are still an attractive proposition for the best players in the world.
The club are heading for their worst finish since coming seventh in David Moyes’ doomed 2013-14 season and missing the Champions League places.
But interim boss Rangnick believes that Bruno Fernandes committing himself to a new contract proves there is faith in the future of the club under a new boss in Ajax’s Erik Ten Hag.
Rangnick said: “Of course, it would be better if we played Champions League next season but the renewal of the contract of Bruno shows this is an attractive club.
“With a new manager and new approach, this is still a massively interesting club and I look forward to help Erik and everyone at the club to change the whole approach next season so Manchester United can be a top club.”
Rangnick is moving into a consultative role intent on helping the transition to the new boss and use his experience in the recruitment of new players.
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Their here and now, however, is a match against third-placed Chelsea at Old Trafford on Thursday with Rangnick admitting that Champions League football is out of sight.
They have lost three of their last four games to stand sixth, six points behind fourth placed Arsenal having played a game more.
He said: “I don’t think it makes sense now to still speak and speculate about the Champions League, we need to be realistic.
“Even if we win all four games it’s not in our hands, what is in our hands is how we play, our level of performance.
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“It’s important for this season to finish on the best possible note.
“We have four more games to play, the next two games are at home at Old Trafford and obviously we will try to get as many points and win as many games as we possibly can. In order to do that we need to play on the best level we possibly can.
“Chelsea is a good team but we know that if we play well it’s possible to win the game.”
