Manchester United give update on next manager process after Erik ten Hag interview

Ralf Rangnick indicated Manchester United have interviewed more than one candidate to become the club's next permanent manager.

United interviewed Ajax coach Erik ten Hag last week and French media also claimed the club had spoken to Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino, who has long-standing ambitions to manage United.

Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui ruled himself out of the running this week while the Spain coach Luis Enrique is an unrealistic option as he is unlikely to walk away from the national team before the World Cup starts in November.

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The Manchester Evening News revealed two weeks ago Ten Hag is United's preferred choice and the Dutchman described them as a 'great club with great fans' in an interview on Friday.

Interim manager Rangnick is due to start his consultancy role from July 1 but has not discussed the merits of the candidates with football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher, who are heading up the process.

"I don’t know," Rangnick said. "I know they have spoken to some people but so far we haven’t spoken about the experience and the impressions they have got from those meetings.

"It’s not an issue for me. For me, it’s important to focus on the next games."

Rangnick does not believe United players should be demotivated for the run-in, despite Paul Pogba describing their season as 'dead'. United are certain to end a fifth consecutive campaign trophyless and have nine Premier League games to salvage Champions League qualification by finishing fourth. United are currently sixth and four points behind Arsenal, who have a game in hand.

Pogba is expected to leave United when his contract expires on June 30 when Jesse Lingard,