Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, May 8.
19.04.2022 - 12:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ralf Rangnick has admitted signing four new players is "not enough" for Manchester United this summer, as he looks to help oversee the club's rebuild.
United's squad is in dire need of an overhaul after a tumultuous season at Old Trafford in which the club went from prospective title challengers, to outside bets for a top four spot. Rangnick took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer mid-season on an interim basis until the summer, with Ajax's Erik ten Hag expected to get the job long-term.
In a wide-ranging interview with Sky Sports Rangnick has explained just how much United need to rebuild in the coming transfer window, while revealing he's recommended "a couple" of players to the club already. He also denied the suggestion that the noise around the new manager situation has been a factor in United's fluctuating form.
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"I don't think so, no," said Rangnick. "The players have to give their very best no matter who the next manager will be, and if he's announced in one or two or three weeks, I don't think that this affects the current situation we're in.
"But yes, of course it's important to know who will be the new manager, because to start the recruitment process, to find the best possible players only makes sense if you know who will be the manager and how does he want to play.
"There might be a couple of players — and I have already named those players to the board — that independent from formation, from style of football, and independent from a new manager, that could be of interest for a club like United. But in general, if you look at the size of the way the team needs to be rebuilt, I mean, it's not enough to bring in three or four new players. It
Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, May 8.
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