Breaking news : Jose Mourinho helps Ragnick in signing a 68 million rated defender to solve is Ragnick and Ragnick message to Mourinho.
For better or worse, Jose Mourinho continues
to have a lasting impact at Manchester United.
It's three years ago that the charismatic
Portuguese was sacked from the Old Trafford
helm and - whether you love him or loathe
him - he remains the last manager to bring
silverware home.
That double Carabao Cup and Europa League
glory in 2017 proved not to be the catalyst
for bigger trophies, though, as Mourinho
was instead handed his P45 in December
2018 as United embarked upon a
cultural reboot.
A dark cloud, it was said, had been
lifted. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brought
hope, dreams and a positive outlook.
He did not, though, bring silverware. Ralf
Ragnick Is the next man to try and guide
United through stormy waters and it's
so far, so good in that respect.
One game (and victory) in and the innovative
German coach has already hinted about
what might follow, yet there are some
conundrums to solve. Crucially, though,
he might not even be the man to solve them.
Having finished as runners-up to Manchester
City last season, the Old Trafford
boardroom issued a triple statement of intent
during the summer by signing Jadon
Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano
Ronaldo - although they did miss out
on a top-level defensive midfielder.
With his trademark 4-2-2-2 formation,
Rangnick has attempted to address
that in-house.
England midfielder Declan Rice is still
target number one in these parts amid
some concerns that West Ham might dig
their heels in over a valuation for the player.
Before launching that would-be pursuit
, though, clarification on his long-term
mentor might be required.
Scott McTominay and Fred - often criticised
under Solskjaer - have been given a new
lease of life by Rangnick on the back of
subtle tweaks made by the departed
Michael Carrick.
That's one issue taken care of, in the
short-term at least.
Bombarding full-backs are en vogue across
the premier League and, while Luke
Shaw and Alex Telles offer competitive
options on one side, United - or, more
specifically,Aaron Wan Bisaaka
- have been left behind by Reece James,
Trent Alexander-Arnold and other trend-
setters on the right.
For all he gives United defensively,
Wan-Bissaka's attacking output simply
does not compare.
United know it; hence moves to welcome
trippier back to the UK this summer. That
fell by the wayside as Atletico Madrid
refused to budge on price. A common theme
, you might argue.
It's an area of the pitch which has cost
the Old Trafford hierarchy around £70million
since 2018.
That is when Mourinho approached
Porto and returned with Diogo Dalot
for £19million. Only 12 months later, they
splashed out £49.5million more on
Wan-Bissaka. But did they get it right
first time around
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