Rumours are spreading more and more that either Ajax boss Erik ten Hag and Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino could be heading toward Manchester to take over the fallen Red Devils. Most headlines are regarding the new expert that is ought to sit at the bench but little information is emerging on what will Ralf Rangnick do when this season comes to an end.The interim manager has agreed a two-year stay beyond this season and, although United have been tight-lipped on the details of his next role, Sportsmail has learned that it would constitute 144 days’ work should Rangnick remain at Old Trafford until 2024.Rangnick’s part-time duties at United are likely to depend on which manager is appointed, but there is some mystery surrounding what will be expected of the German, with Darren Fletcher, John Murtough and Matt Judge heading up the various aspects of the club’s football operations.Sat 14:30: (4.40) Everton (3.70) Man.Utd. (1.88)Latest news state that, in such a managerial and executive setup – Rangnick is set to work just six days a month when he begins a consultancy role.The influence of the 63-year-old is looking to be as massive as everyone expected when his contract was made public. To start describing it, he will not even be consulted in the club’s hunt for a permanent boss, with Pochettino and ten Hag the frontrunners for the job. Ten Hag boasts a growing following among the United fanbase while Pochettino has the backing of several former United players. Other candidates – such as Sevilla’s Julen Lopetegui and the Spanish national team’s Luis Enrique – are viewed as unlikely to take over at the red side of Manchester.Rangnick is set to work just six days a month when he begins a consultancy role at Manchester United this summer. It would constitute 144 days of work should Rangnick remain until 2024.🗞 @Jack_Gaughan #MUFC pic.twitter.com/iYzR5sIgaV— United View (@unitedviewtv) April 6, 2022 Rangnick seems more than aware of the situation he is in – and especially the one the club is in. If once the biggest English club are to bridge the gap to Manchester City and Liverpool, the German suggests that a streamlined recruitment process is more important than the next head coach. He believes United have consistently signed players who are too similar and that it hurts the team’s versatility and potency to adapt and change mid-game. ‘Manchester City and Liverpool have been built together and recruited over five or six years — all of them under the premise of how the coaches want to play,’ Rangnick said.‘I told the board this is what has to happen. Whenever the new head coach is clear, it has to be: how does he want to play and what kind of players do we need for that?‘This team does not lack technical players, it can do with more physicality. It takes the right decisions and knowing where you want to go: what kind of players, what kind of manager and then, in every transfer window, try to get the best possible.‘This is not rocket science. It has to be done and, if that happens, maybe in two or three transfer windows the situation could be different.’Guardiola urges United to sign his former pupilMan United are in an unenviable position at the moment – eliminated from European competitions, on the edge of not playing Champions League’s next campaign, lacking consistency in their domestic endeavors and failing to find the right formula to bring stability to the pitch and the board room.
