Man Utd staff issued Ralf Rangnick message as club play waiting game on manager’s arrival

Michael Carrick Refutes Suggestion Ralf Rangnick Picked Man Utd Team At Chelsea

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Manchester United’s new interim boss, Ralf Rangnick, will seemingly have to wait even longer for his first game in charge of the club. Rangnick was confirmed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s replacement on Monday, on a contract until the end of the season after which he will then move into the boardroom in a consultancy role.

The move has been widely praised given Rangnick’s experience in helping clubs create a winning formula.

The job at Old Trafford is arguably his toughest test to date though with the Red Devils expected to be challenging for trophies on a regular basis.

Under Solskjaer this season, United have regressed to the point where Rangnick is coming in to salvage what is left of their campaign.

Michael Carrick led United to an important draw against league leaders Chelsea at the weekend after an equally impressive win over Villarreal last week.

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Finding some momentum will be key and there’s hope that bringing Rangnick in at the very start of the hectic festive schedule will help change things around quickly.

It looked initially as though Rangnick’s first game in charge would be against Arsenal on Thursday.

But the Daily Mail now report that club staff have been told not to expect Rangnick at Carrington until the weekend.

It is claimed that new COVID-19 restrictions, along with work permit issues, will prevent the 63-year-old from standing in the dugout against Arsenal.

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A club source told the Daily Mail: “We are working calmly and carefully to secure a visa for Ralf in line with all relevant regulations and protocols.

“These are processes which have to be followed and we are doing so as swiftly as possible.”

It now looks increasingly likely that Carrick will continue his role at least for one more game.

The 40-year-old came in for some criticism from United fans at the weekend for his team selection against Chelsea.

But his decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo paid off with Carrick strongly rejecting any suggestion that Rangnick had some input on choosing the starting line-up.

“That’s not the case, no,” Carrick said. “We came here with a plan.

“I kind of knew how Chelsea would play and we wanted to stop the passes through to Jorginho and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

“There were a few changes to freshen it up and it’s what we decided to go with today. We almost pulled it off.”

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