Man Utd chiefs enraged by Rangnick’s ‘behind’ Liverpool claim

Manchester United bosses are reportedly angered by Ralf Rangnick’s claim that the Red Devils are “six years behind” rivals Liverpool.

Rangnick made the comments in the wake of his side’s 4-0 drubbing by Liverpool on Tuesday, which meant the aggregate score in the Premier League was 9-0 to Jurgen Klopp’s side.

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United are now unlikely to claim the last Champions League qualification spot amid criticism for everyone involved at Old Trafford.

The official announcement of the appointment of Erik ten Hag will have eased United woes, but The Telegraph claim the bosses were angered by Rangnick’s comments.

While Rangnick claims it will take six years to make up the gap to Liverpool, his employers are of the opinion that the club’s fortunes can be changed over a much shorter timeframe.

Rangnick said after the Liverpool defeat: “It’s embarrassing, it’s completely disappointing and also humiliating, but we’ve got to accept that they’re six years ahead of us. When you compare that squad that Liverpool has with the one that Jurgen inherited when he came six years ago I think at the end of his first season they finished eighth.

“They had a point average of 1.6. This is roughly where we are right now with our current team so this team needs to be rebuilt. It’s clear and a game like today showed that even in a very drastic way that this rebuild is necessary.”

“I am not blaming anyone, not my players nor anyone else, but we just have to realise what kind of squad they had available.

“Look at their bench, look at the four players who weren’t even in the squad: Roberto Firmino was the only one who was injured.

“Oxlade-Chamberlain wasn’t in the squad, Minamino was not in the squad,