Rio urges Man Utd to copy Liverpool in ‘write off’ claim

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes his former side may have to “write off” the next two years and should look to copy fierce rivals Liverpool in their next managerial appointment.

Ralf Rangnick is in interim charge of United, with the board currently searching for a permanent option to replace him at the end of the season.

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Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag are thought to be the leading contenders to take the helm at Old Trafford, but Ferdinand believes whoever comes in needs at least two years to implement their style of play on the team.

“The problem I have is that Ralf has come in but then you’re going to have to change it again for someone else’s style of football. It’s then going to be another upheaval, new style to implement and players understanding that,” Ferdinand said on his Vibe with Five YouTube channel.

“I think personally United have got to write off the next year or two in terms of trophies, minimum – say ‘we’re going to rebuild what we have, get our recruitment right and there is a certain style of play under this new manager that we are going to go with and he is going to have time to get it all right, there is going to be mistakes, a few things that go wrong but we are going to stick with this guy and give him a minimum of two years to work it out’ and see the progress and that development happen.

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