How did Ralf Rangnick become popular with Manchester United fans, despite overseeing horrendous results during his reign? The answer is simple: his press conferences. Rangnick has always been an articulate, intelligent and engaging speaker and the manner in which he spoke during his interim tenure was different to other Premier League managers, who say the right things.
Rangnick managed to cut through the noise after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked and his press conferences often made for excellent headlines, while fans also appreciated his approach because it brought the club's problems into the light.
The German was brutally honest when answering questions from journalists, but arguably his most memorable comment was made in April 2022, when he was asked what United would have to do to become genuine title contenders again.
