In a somewhat abrupt turn of events predicted by few, former Red Bull global soccer chief Ralf Rangnick is now the manager of Manchester United. The English giants had conspicuously dismissed Ole Gunnar Solskjær last month, and despite understandable links to managerial A-listers such as Zinedine Zidane and Mauricio Pochettino, United went against recent type and made a sensible move for a quieter figure who has made his name in the sport less for trophies won than for projects seen through.
Rangnick will be the club’s interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021-22 season before moving into a consultancy role that will likely oversee all footballing operations for United, who have still never installed a sporting executive above the manager since the club’s iconic emperor Alex Ferguson retired almost a decade ago.