Ralf Rangnick names two players perfect for Manchester United's 4-2-2-2 formation

Ralf Rangnick has an important transfer window ahead of him. The mid-season window is generally a quiet one for most teams, but if rumours are to be believed it could be a busy one for Manchester United.

Alex Telles has named Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Fred and Cristiano Ronaldo as his closest friends at Manchester United.

Teddy Sheringham thinks Mauricio Pochettino and Brendan Rodgers are the perfect candidates to build on Ralf Rangnick's work.

Harry Maguire has named the 'top team' trait that Manchester United must adopt in order to succeed under Ralf Rangnick.

Ralf Rangnick questioned the intensity and aggressiveness of Manchester United's front four in their fortuitous 1-0 win over Norwich.

Ralf Rangnick has revitalised Manchester United during his short time as interim manager - but the German knows exactly which single moment should be a sign of things to come.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester United were like Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca : they always had Paris but the romance had to end.

The tactical landscape of the Premier League was very different when Manchester United dominated England's top-flight under Sir Alex Ferguson, with 4-4-2 widely regarded as the most effective formation in the playbook.

Nemanja Matic believes Manchester United's players have already got an idea of how Ralf Rangnick wants them to play despite the interim manager only starting work last Friday.

Ralf Rangnick says stabilising the Manchester United defence was his priority as interim manager.

Ralf Rangnick is beginning to showcase his plans for his new Manchester United squad, with his first match against Crystal Palace offering an insight into how the team will operate in the coming months.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Fred can become a key figure in Ralf Rangnick's plans following his match-winning performance against Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.

Rio Ferdinand has warned Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw that they face an uphill battle getting back into the Manchester United starting line-up.

It proved to be the perfect start for Ralf Rangnick as the new Manchester United boss oversaw a 1-0 win in Sunday's clash with Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.

Ralf Rangnick has lavished praise on Cristiano Ronaldo's work rate after Manchester United's win on Sunday.

Ralf Rangnick said Manchester United's new formation allowed their full-backs to play prominent attacking roles in the 1-0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace.

Manchester United will be looking to make a winning start to life under new interim manager Ralf Rangnick when he takes charge for the first time against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Ralf Rangnick has named little-known German coach Helmut Gross and world-renowned managers Arrigo Sacchi and Valeriy Lobanovskyi as the three biggest influences on his own coaching career.

Former Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor believes new interim Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick may struggle to get his players to listen to him because of his temporary position in charge.

Now confirmation has come through that Ralf Rangnick will become Manchester United’s new interim manager, it’s likely that the German has been working very hard behind the scenes analysing his new squad.