Ralf Rangnick: Rio Ferdinand calls for Man Utd to end German’s press duties

The end of the season could not possibly come any quicker for Manchester United fans.

Following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dismissal and the subsequent appointment of Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis in November 2021, what should’ve been an exciting season has turned into their worst in Premier League history.

A summer that saw them sign Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo after finishing the 2020/21 season as Premier League and Europa League runners up has not delivered on the excitement it teased fans with on paper. Instead, it has merely made an awful season feel even worse, as truths about severe mismanagement, poor recruitment and a rotting club have reared their ugly heads.

Upon appointing Rangnick in November, who will take on a consultancy role at the end of the season, United fans were hopeful that a style of play could be worked into their team as the esteemed German began to sweep up the broken glass, ahead of the new permanent manager’s arrival.

That hasn’t happened, though, with the Red Devils still looking as disjointed as ever on the pitch, last highlighted in a 4-0 mauling away to Brighton. Incoming manager Erik ten Hag has plenty of work to do from the summer, and interim boss Rangnick hasn’t shied away from telling the truth about it, most recently begrudging United’s refusal to consider signing a striker in the January transfer window.

In recent weeks and months, Rangnick has spoken honestly to the press about United and his players, not afraid to throw criticism where he feels it is needed, and has even compared the task of their rebuild to performing open heart surgery.

But while many have enjoyed Rangnick’s brutal honesty, former player Rio Ferdinand appears to have had enough of what