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Ralf Rangnick calls Manchester United's stuttering display against Newcastle a 'negative surprise' as he admits concern over a lack of progress since he took the interim head coach role in November

Ralf Rangnick admits Manchester United have not made as much progress as he would have liked in his first month as interim manager.

Rangnick took over from caretaker boss Michael Carrick in the wake of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking and is unbeaten in his first four games.

However, after starting out with a promising win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League, Rangnick has edged past bottom-of-the-table Norwich and then snatched a fortuitous draw against second-from-bottom Newcastle.

Ralf Rangnick described Manchester United's display at Newcastle as a 'negative surprise'

Ralf Rangnick described Manchester United's display at Newcastle as a 'negative surprise'

The German’s plans have been disrupted by a Covid-19 outbreak at United which has led to the club’s Carrington training base being shut down and two fixtures being called off.