For all of the criticism Ralf Rangnick faced during his short-term spell as interim manager last season, you could not deny that he tried to do all he could to set Manchester United up for a much brighter future.
The German, who is now in charge of the Austrian national team, was a shock choice to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November last year, even though he was only handed the reins on a temporary basis. He joined United as interim boss with a view to staying at the club in a consultancy position beyond the end of last season.
Although the exact details of what that particular role would have entailed were never disclosed by United, there was a chance that it would have meant he would have had a say in the direction of the club's recruitment. The Reds, up until the most recent summer transfer window, had made a catalogue of errors on the transfer front in recent years, something that Rangnick addressed several times during his premiership.
