EXCLUSIVE: Man United's board did not assume their stars might adapt to Antonio Conte's fashion, they concern a scarcity of leaders within the squad - and Ralf Rangnick ISN'T on their three-man record for the full-time job
- Man United determined towards an strategy for Antonio Conte attributable to his fashion
- The Italian was out of labor when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was struggling at United
- German Ralf Rangnick was later appointed interim supervisor at Previous Trafford
- However the 63-year-old won't proceed as United's supervisor past Might
- Mauricio Pochettino, Erik Ten Hag and Brendan Rodgers are into account
- The membership's board even have a priority that the Purple Devils squad lacks leaders
Manchester United determined towards an strategy for Premier League winner Antonio Conte after deciding his fashion of exact and actual micro-coaching wouldn't be suited to the gamers at Previous Trafford.
Conte - who received the title with Chelsea in 2017 - was out of labor initially of the winter as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer struggled at United. The 52-year-old finally joined Tottenham in November.
United sacked Solskjaer quickly after and changed him with interim coach Ralf Rangnick however it's understood that the membership's soccer division took a protracted have a look at Conte earlier than deciding to not make a transfer.
Sources at United have instructed Sportsmail that Conte is recognised as a fantastic coach however one whose calls for on gamers to hold out minute and actual directions might have proved unsuited to the squad at Previous Trafford.
A United supply mentioned: 'If Conte tells a player to do six things then he wants to see them do all six immediately.
'He wants to be able to programme players to the minute details. We were not sure that was a great fit for us.'
Rangnick is now six video games in to his spell at United and is but to result in important enchancment. His crew misplaced at residence to Wolves within the Premier League on Monday.
United place confidence in the German and he will certainly be invited to tackle a two-year consultancy on the season's finish even when his personal outcomes haven't been nice by then.
At Previous Trafford there's an acceptance that Rangnick can solely exert a lot authority over United's gamers provided that they know he won't be their supervisor past Might.
Extra worryingly, United's board have a priority that the squad, in widespread with another golf equipment, lacks leaders. That is one thing they plan to handle within the switch market summer time.
Discussions over Solskjaer's long-term successor are ongoing with former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino and Ajax coach Erik Ten Hag into account in addition to Leicester's Brendan Rodgers. Rangnick himself will not be a outstanding candidate.
In the meantime, United confirmed right this moment that Richard Arnold will step as much as succeed outgoing govt vice chairman Ed Woodward on the finish of the month.
Arnold has labored beneath Woodward as Group Managing Director the final eight years. He'll now change into CEO.
Woodward resigned on the time plans for a European Tremendous League collapsed final April however has been persevering with within the position till a successor was appointed.
Woodward, 50, will now search one other job in soccer and has not dominated out working for one more membership.
