Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, March 27:
Manchester United's perfect 25-man squad for next season
Predicting how Manchester United could line up on the opening day of next season is proving more difficult to do than predicting Saturday night's winning lottery numbers. With just under two months to go until the 2021/22 season reaches its conclusion, United are gearing up for what will be their biggest summer in recent years.
After the signings of Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo failed to move United back into a position where they could challenge for the Premier League title this season, wholesale changes need to be made at Old Trafford over the coming months, starting with the appointment of a new permanent manager. Whilst the installation of a new boss will tick off one of many boxes on Richard Arnold's to-do list, the squad is also in need of major reconstruction.
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The end of the road has been reached for many United players and you can guarantee that several individuals will be saying their goodbyes over the coming months. Already, the likes of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Edinson Cavani are preparing their farewell speeches. They all look set to depart on free transfers, immediately lowering the club's wage bill in the process.
George Smith looks at the perfect squad for next season.
Ralf Rangnick's three changes from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
There was optimism building when it was announced that Manchester United were set to appoint Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis in November. The German had little recent coaching experience, yet it was hard not to be intrigued by his profile in the game.
Rangnick was the mastermind behind RB Leipzig's meteoric rise through Germany's football pyramid. That was hardly a fairy-tale success considering the club's financial muscle, but the manner in which they rose to prominence was what captured the imagination of hopeful United supporters. Rangnick's gegenpressing philosophy was the image in which the club was moulded and built.
He seemed to be an expert tactician and that made him the perfect antidote to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United had been tactically neglected under Solskjaer and the Norwegian never hid his preference for man-management and motivation. Rangnick was appointed to stabilise the club, to bring cohesion on the pitch and, most importantly of all, secure Champions League football.
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