Erik ten Hag’s decision not to hold a face-to-face meeting with his predecessor Ralf Rangnick and the German’s subsequent exit from the club has laid bare the farce at Old Trafford.
Rangnick was appointed as United’s interim coach in December on a deal until the end of the season but it had been agreed that he would continue at the club in a consultancy role for two years. However, that plan was scrapped after the club confirmed his exit last month.
The premise for which the German coach was brought to Old Trafford was not primarily focused on his coaching ability for the second half of the 2021/22 campaign, but of helping the club transition to a new project by offering guidance on his successor and future transfer planning.
