Ralf Rangnick Wasn't On Speaking Terms With Football Director At Manchester United

Ralf Rangnick's time at Manchester United ended as a disaster and more details of the German's time at the club have further revealed the extent of the problems.

But things didn't exactly improve in the second half of the campaign, under interim boss Rangnick, with the team finishing a pitiful 13 points of fourth place, and an embarrassing 35 points off top spot.

Now more details have come out about the Austria manager's time in charge of the 13 times Premier League winners, with talk of a rift between players and a complete breakdown in communication between Rangnick and football director John Murtough.

"The much-lauded arrival of Ralf Rangnick dissolved to such an extent the German was barely on speaking terms with the man who appointed him, football director John Murtough.

"For his part, Rangnick didn't feel he got the support he needed and too many players failed to take responsibility for their own performance.

"Rangnick's forthright observations - such as describing the club's need for "open heart surgery" - in press conferences may have gone down well with the media present and fans, but Murtough didn't feel it was the right forum to express them and was concerned no attempt was made to protect the club's reputation."

They were looking forward to his brutal assessment moving over to his new role as 'consultant' once he made way in the dugout for Ten Hag.

The Dutchman could have his own problems, now he's taken over the reigns, with United yet to do any transfer business so far this summer.

The team are in need of at least another forward before the season starts, whilst a defensive midfielder, centre back and right back could also be in the 52-year-old's thoughts.