Breaking news :Manchester United boss sends a letter to owners of Manchester United of the number of years he wants to stay at the club

 New Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick

 has made some stunning claims about 

his future at the club.

Attending his first press conference 

as Manchester United boss, the German 

tactician said it would be better if steps

 down from the managerial role sooner 

rather than later.

Rangnick has been given a six-month 

contract after which he will prolong his stay

 at the club by another two years as a 

consultant.

Much has been made of Rangnick only 

being offered a six-month managerial role 

despite being one of the most reputed 

names in world football.

When asked if he wants to stay in charge 

after the first six months, the

 63-year-old said:

"The people with whom I've spoken

 with, they have been very clear 

that it is a six-month role. We 

have never spoken about what 

will happen in the summer. If 

they will speak about me with 

that, we will see. if they ask me 

about my opinion, I might make 

the same recommendation that

 I did at RB Leipzig twice, that 

it might be better to work with 

me for one year."

Rangnick was in attendance on Thursday

 night when Manchester United face 

Arsenal at Old Trafford. He was appointed

 interim manager following the sacking 

of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norwegian

 was in charge of Manchester United

 for almost three years.

Rangnick will be in the Manchester United 

dugout for the first time when the Red 

Devils face Crystal Palace in the Premier

 League this weekend.

Michael Carrick leaves Manchester

 United

Michael Carrick was appointed as 

caretaker boss after the sacking of Ole

 Gunnar Solskjaer. He took charge of three 

games for the Red Devils, winning two of 

them.

His managerial debut saw Manchester 

United beat Villareal in an important away 

match in the Champions League. Carrick's

 second assignment was a tough away 

fixture against Chelsea, with Manchester

 United drawing versus the Premier League

 leaders.

His final game in charge was United's 

3-2 win over Arsenal in the league last

 night.

Carrick announced his exit from the club

 after the full-time whistle at Old Trafford. 

Explaining his decision, the former 

Manchester United midfielder said:

"I promised my family when I 

was playing that after I'd finished 

playing, because you put so much

 into it, that I'd retire and we'd 

have a bit of time together. It 

never happened, I came straight

 into coaching. Just in kind of 

recent days, it's just that feeling

 that the timing's right, it feels 

right. It's not been easy to make 

the decision in that respect but 

in terms of family and, how I 

feel right now, I'm really content 

and happy and looking forward

 to what's ahead."

It remains to be seen if Manchester 

United can get off to a winning start 

under Ralf Rangnick at the weekend.