For all their problems in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, one message from their former boss has always rang true.
"No player is bigger than the club," was often Fergie's mantra, having shipped out plenty of offending candidates who thought to the contrary in his time as boss.
Yet it seems interim manager Ralf Rangnick is prepared to risk his own brief tenure against Fergie's judgement, and against the firm and demanding order of club legend Paul Scholes.
