'Heart surgery' - Famous Ralf Rangnick quote cannot be levelled at Ruben Amorim's Manchester United

"You don't even need glasses to see the problems," said Ralf Rangnick in 2022. "Now it's only about how you can solve them. Not minor cosmetic things. This is an open heart operation. If everyone realises this has to happen and works together, it doesn't need to take years. It can happen within one year."

Rangnick produced some jaw-dropping quotes during his time as Manchester United's interim manager and his open heart surgery line struck the perfect note with a disenchanted fanbase.

The German said what every fan was thinking during that trainwreck season. The only problem is that particular quote is still being mentioned this term yet it doesn't apply to the current situation because Erik ten Hag did conduct 'open heart surgery' at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag spent more than £600million on mostly dross during his tenure and botched the operation which has left United in a critical condition with a new manager in charge.

It is genuinely staggering that Ten Hag spent so much and left United in such a mess. He is not the only person to blame, of course, but Ten Hag was given a big say on transfers and the squad doesn't even have the quality to win the Eredivisie title.

Most of the players who were part of that forgettable era are no longer at the club. Tom Heaton, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford are the only survivors from Rangnick's spell and the current squad was moulded by Ten Hag.

There was a major failure in the operating theatre during Ten Hag's tenure and Ruben Amorim has a huge job on his hands because of it.

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