
Ralf Rangnick hopes to bring the curtain down on his interim reign by securing Europa League qualification in front of new Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, who he will meet this weekend after detailed WhatsApp conversations.
A sense of hope around Old Trafford at the start of the season quickly disappeared, with 1999 treble hero Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked in November and his temporary replacement failing to get things on track.