Manchester United have the opportunity to hire their very own Jurgen Klopp this summer

Manchester United's search for yet another permanent manager is set to take shape at the end of the season as Ralf Rangnick's interim spell in charge of the Red Devils comes to an end.

It has previously been stated that Rangnick may throw his hat into the ring to carry on next campaign.

This is not beyond the realms of possibility but another year of the German is unlikely to inspire many on the Stretford End.

Rangnick may well have been the inspiration for Jurgen Klopp but what has become clear during his short spell in charge at the Theatre of Dreams is that the Liverpool boss has greatly improved on the 63-year-old's teachings.

Where Klopp is a begrudgingly likeable, bouncy character, Rangnick comes across more of a sensible footballing professor. There is no doubt that he knows the game inside-out but he perhaps lacks that oomph to get a side like United ticking.

Over on the red half of Merseyside, Klopp has ingrained his 'rock-n-roll' football into the psyche of Liverpool Football Club and how Manchester United would dream of even a spec of that at the moment.

This all sounds rather depressing for United fans and, to be truthful, it is at the moment, but maybe not for much longer.

Richard Arnold and co have supposedly drawn up a four-man shortlist for the soon-to-be vacant United hotseat and one name on that list gives the Red Devils the chance to introduce a bit of Klopp to Old Trafford.

Erik Ten Hag, the current Ajax boss, seems to have the key traits which United have been lacking for so long.

During an interview discussing Marc Overmars' departure from the Amsterdam club, Ten Hag mentioned how as a coach you should 'radiate energy'.

When you see it written down it seems obvious.

Of course a manager should be