Man Utd rebuild: New manager, 12 transfers out and 4 in to kickstart new era

Nine years on from Sir Alex Ferugson 's retirement and Manchester United face yet another huge summer.

This time though, the Red Devils have more work to do than ever. After they hope to pip Arsenal to Champions League qualification by finishing fourth in the Premier League, the Old Trafford hierarchy must appoint a new manager to replace interim boss Ralf Rangnick and lead United in their next era.

And then, with the help of Rangnick in a consultancy role with the club, newly-appointed chief executive Richard Arnold must start to deliver on his promise and navigate a seismic summer transfer window alongside football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher. Succeeding in all of those tasks will no-doubt be a tough ask, but one the self-proclaimed biggest club in the world should relish, as they bid to begin their ascent back to the top of world football.

But who'll be their next manager? Who will they sign? It's all undecided, as the March international break commences after a weekend of FA Cup action which United weren't a part of. With those biggest questions burning away at Old Trafford, here's Mirror Football 's blueprint the Red Devils' big rebuild.

There's only one place to start: the dugout. For four months now, United have known they'll need a new manager by June 1, having sacked club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is November - but there's been no decision made yet. Mauricio Pochettino was the early frontrunner, with his work at Tottenham Hotspur his primary plus point. Then international coaches, Roberto Mancini and Luis Enrique came on the radar, before the chaos at Chelsea thrust Thomas Tuchel onto the shortlist.

But according to recent reports, Rangnick's preferred choice -