Regrets for Rangnick in Man Utd ‘not sustainable’ admission as Red Devils seek to avoid second tier of Thursday night football

Ralf Rangnick admits that he will be stepping out of the dugout at Manchester United with some regrets, as he could have done some things differently, with the German tactician of the opinion that the current model at Old Trafford is “not sustainable”.

A vastly-experienced coach answered an SOS call from Premier League heavyweights in November 2021 on the back of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dismissal and inherited managerial reins on an interim basis through to the end of the season.

He was initially able to tighten United up at the back, but more leaks soon sprung while questions have been asked of Cristiano Ronaldo and Co in the final third of the field, leaving an ambitious outfit facing up to another season without Champions League football and a big summer rebuild in the transfer market.

Quizzed by MUTV on whether there are things that he and the club could have done differently during a frustrating period, Rangnick said when reflecting on his reign: “Of course, you do that after every training session, after every game you play.

“Not only here, but as I said we were on a good pathway. We developed the team, we conceded less goals in the first couple of weeks and months, then all of a sudden we had problems to score our goals ourselves because we missed some offensive players.

“But as I said, in general we were not sustainable. We didn’t manage to develop the team in a sustainable way, and to stabilise it in all the relevant areas. That’s why we are where we are.”

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss out on the Champions League for the first time in 20 years if he stays at Manchester United next season