Man Utd and Austria stars strongly disagree over "very intense" Ralf Rangnick methods

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Austria stars have leapt to the defence of Ralf Rangnick and his training methods after he started work with the nation this week.

The former RB Leipzig head coach was announced as the new manager of the Austrian national team last month, with the original intention to fulfil the role alongside his part-time consultancy assignment at Manchester United. However, it was recently announced that Rangnick would be leaving Old Trafford in all capacities with Erik ten Hag assuming control of first-team matters this summer.

A statement read: “We would like to thank Ralf Rangnick for his efforts as interim manager over the past six months. By mutual agreement, Ralf will now focus solely on his new role as manager of the Austria national team and will not therefore be taking up a consultancy role at Old Trafford. We would like to wish Ralf the best of luck in this next chapter of his career.”

The confirmation brought to an end an underwhelming spell for Rangnick with the Red Devils during which he failed to assemble a viable challenge for a Champions League place.