Ralf Rangnick might not have been the mid-season saviour Manchester United had hoped he would be, but he could well hold the key to solving their issues in the long run.
The interim manager has hardly been able to walk the walk since he arrived at Old Trafford last November — though he has certainly been able to talk the talk, and honestly assess many issues at the club.
Despite an encouraging start to his reign, United have quickly fallen back into old habits under the experienced German, and even his deep analytical thinking has been unable to rouse the immediate response required to salvage a fractured season.