Rangnick was right about Man Utd problems - Ten Hag

Manchester United head Erik 10 Hag says erstwhile interim leader Ralf Rangnick was "absolutely right" astir nan nine needing "open-heart" surgery.

Ten Hag, 54, was appointed head successful 2022 aft Rangnick's 7 months successful charge.

The German, now successful complaint of Austria, guided United to sixth successful nan Premier League but won conscionable 11 of his 29 matches.

Rangnick concluded that nan nine required "open-heart" surgery and their troubles could not beryllium solved done "minor changes".

Ten Hag, who signed a one-year statement extension this month, says Rangnick's study was correct.

"Rangnick was perfectly right," Ten Hag said successful an question and reply pinch Dutch newspaper AD Sportwereld., external

"We person been moving very difficult connected this for 2 years, but he said it precisely right: it is simply a thorough, very analyzable operation. And I knew erstwhile I started that it was going to beryllium a reliable job."

United person undergone awesome changes disconnected nan transportation since Sir Jim Ratcliffe acquired a 27.7% liking successful nan nine past December.

Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth, Jason Wilcox and Christopher Vivell person each joined successful positions astatine committee level this year, while nan nine person committed £50m to improving nan training ground.

Forward Joshua Zirkzee and defender Leny Yoro person joined from Bologna and Lille respectively successful nan past week, while Ten Hag has confirmed liking successful Bayern Munich and Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt.

"It remains to beryllium seen whether De Ligt will come," said Ten Hag.

"Of people I cognize Matthijs well, I'm not going to contradict that. I wanted to motion him 2 years ago, but he had already gone a agelong measurement pinch Bayern Munich."

Despite moving pinch De Ligt astatine erstwhile nine Ajax, Ten Hag says it was United's scouting section that suggested nan centre-back arsenic a transportation target.

Ten Hag besides confirmed that guardant Jadon Sancho, who past appeared for nan nine successful August 2023 and spent nan 2nd half of past play connected indebtedness astatine Dortmund, is disposable again for selection.

"Everyone tin make a mistake," said Ten Hag.