Ralf Rangnick admits Manchester United squad is not easy to manage

Ralf Rangnick admits the Manchester United squad is not 'easy' to manage.

Interim manager Rangnick was parachuted in to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in December but United's improvement under the German has been minimal.

United are certain to end the season trophyless and although they could still mathematically qualify for the Champions League through finishing fourth, seventh-placed United could also fall out of the places for Europa League and Europa Conference League qualification.

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At least six senior players are certain to depart United in the summer while several others either want to leave or are considering their future.

Rangnick had managed 81 games in the 10 years prior to his appointment by United but does not regret accepting their offer to take over for the remainder of the season.

"No. No regrets whatsoever," Rangnick stressed. "I would do it over and over again. I don’t regret that at all. As a manager, you always have to question and ask yourself what you could have done better, if I could have played with a different formation in certain games, if a substitution could have been done earlier. This is what always happens. We always ask question ourselves, what we could have done better.

"I think we are all aware it’s not an easy squad. The whole situation was not easy or I would not be sitting here and Ole would probably still be here.

"Again, I think we have shown in the past couple of months we were able to raise the level but not in the same sustainable way that I would have wished. That’s the reason I’m not happy at all with what we’ve done and achieved so far."

Rangnick is optimistic protesting United supporters will still back the team once they