Ralf Rangnick has already hinted at his Manchester United transfer wishlist

Ralf Rangnick's consultancy role at Manchester United is going to have a specific focus on recruitment once he leaves the dugout this month and it feels like he's already putting the Old Trafford bean counters under pressure.

The German's stint as interim manager has been a major disappointment - as he admitted after the win against Brentford - but his six months at the club has at least allowed him a peek under the bonnet at a football club that needs the jump leads applying.

It's only a couple of weeks since Rangnick suggested United might need as many as 10 players this summer, in the wake of the 4-0 defeat to Liverpool, and he was back on the subject of recruitment at Old Trafford on Monday.

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The victory against Brentford was one of the best performances of Rangnick's reign but he could still see deficiencies within the squad. He's been saying for weeks United need to sign a younger striker, but last night that was up to two new forwards, despite the flourishing form of Cristiano Ronaldo late in the season.

"Cristiano is not a central striker, he does not want to play in that position, but if you look at international football there are not many teams that play with two strikers," said Rangnick.

"For me, it is a question of what players Manchester United have in the future. For me, it is obvious Manchester United needs two more quality strikers. Modern strikers do not necessarily have to be strikers.

"Liverpool or Manchester City have five or six top-class strikers. If you ask me if Gabriel Jesus or Grealish is a winger or a striker, they can all play there. Mason Greenwood would have been one then after the West Ham game he was no longer