Manchester United must change reputation to follow Ralf Rangnick's Erling Haaland transfer advice

As Ralf Rangnick explained how he thinks Manchester United should operate in the transfer market, he was only half-right when he identified the improvements that need to be made.

Rangnick will split his time between coaching Austria and advising United once his underwhelming stint as interim manager comes to an end, but there remains the sense that eventually, as Erik ten Hag gets his feet under the table and establishes a working relationship with John Murtough, Rangnick's phone will simply stop ringing.

But as he finally put some meat on the bones of his two-year consultancy role, he revealed the focus would primarily be on recruitment.

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There's a - mostly accurate - perception that United's recruitment has been disastrous in recent years, but the window they produced last summer is actually one of their best of recent years. They signed three players ready to hit the ground running and Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo have been three of the better performers this season.

Varane and Ronaldo were already superstars when they signed from Real Madrid and Juventus and at £73million Sancho was hardly flying under the radar. With a little more structure from an elite coach, that trio should all improve United as a team.

Rangnick's focus has always been on the stars of tomorrow, rather than today, however, and that is an approach he has urged United to take.

"For me, the most important bit is recruitment now," Rangnick said. "This is, for me, the most vital point, that we bring in the best possible players and speak about that, who could that be.

"My personal opinion is the club should try to find future top star players and develop them. It is