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Amadou Haidara is EXACTLY the type of hard working, intense pressing player Ralf Rangnick loves... the £33million Leipzig midfielder models his box-to-box game on Steven Gerrard and has admitted his 'dream club' is Manchester United

Ralf Rangnick is a coach who demands that every one of his players fully buys into his footballing philosophy. You're either on board with his hard-running, hard-pressing style, or you're history.

So as the German arrives at Old Trafford to serve as Manchester United's interim manager, it hasn't taken long for stories to appear linking the club to Amadou Haidara.

Haidara is very much Rangnick's man, having played for both Red Bull Salzburg and then their German sister club RB Leipzig.

Incoming Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick (left) could move for midfielder Amadou Haidara (right) in January, a player he knows well from RB Leipzig

Incoming Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick (left) could move for midfielder Amadou Haidara (right) in January, a player he knows well from RB Leipzig

Mali international Haidara, 23, is understood to have a u00a333m release clause in his Leipzig deal

The 23-year-old midfielder understands what Rangnick requires of his players and his skillset neatly fits the style of football we're imminently about to see at United.