When asked about the nod to Manchester United, Ralf Rangnick said it was an undeniable invitation. The German tactician said Chelsea had contacted him in 2020 to take a four-month interim position to replace the sacked Lampard but had refused. However, also with a short-term offer of more than 6 months, he nodded to Manchester United.
"For a team like Manchester United, it's hard to say no," Rangnick said at his M.U debut press conference.
The 63-year-old coach attended Man United's win over Arsenal in round 14 of the Premier League at Old Trafford. From there, he had the first strokes in mind about the strategy, plan and goals at M.U for the rest of the season.
Rangnick admitted that Manchester United's current level is very different from Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool, but in the rest, he can do well and hopes to break through more. It was not until Solskjaer left after the loss to Watford that Rangnick looked to M.U. He said that he had watched the previous matches the "Red Devils" lost to Liverpool and Man City very carefully and closed the book with words, knowing what was happening at the club.
"I feel that M.U is not consistent in buying players. The newcomers have difficulty being attainable and convey the identity of the team. That is my responsibility in the future with the board of directors, everyone must have a common point of view on this" - Rangnick shared.
The German coach added that there will be a few more assistants coming to Old Trafford in the coming days. Due to BREXIT, the travel schedule was slower than planned. However, the new captain of the "Red Devils" did not say anything about Phelan and Fletcher. Rangnick said he had met Carrick, McKenna and had convinced Carrick to stay.
The most concerned issue is Ronaldo at the age of 36. Once again, Rangnick affirmed his impression of the Portuguese superstar but did not specify how he would use CR7. In addition, the issue of who M.U will buy next month is also a matter of concern.
"I have a different view on the winter transfer window. For me, it is very difficult to find sustainable contracts in this transfer window" - Rangnick shared, implying that it will be difficult for any new name to appear at Old Trafford in January 2022.
This raises doubts about Rangnick's ability to play an attractive role, bringing talented names to Old Trafford such as Erling Haaland. British media has rumored that if Rangnick takes Haaland to the club, he will be rewarded with up to 10 million pounds. However, this is not true.
"5 million pounds for people like Haaland, Kimmich, Mbappe or Lewandowski? There was no such thing in my contract with M.U. We have a lot of good players and there is no need to talk about players at other clubs," Rangnick said.
At the end of the press conference, Rangnick said he had a conversation with Solskjaer. He said that Solskjaer has pointed out a lot about Manchester United. In addition, Rangnick also had more than half an hour of talking with owner Joel Glazer to gain more confidence and vision in the next phase.
