Rangnick 'not completely happy' with Man Utd interim spell
Manchester
United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said he is not "completely happy"
with his time in charge and admitted he had expected to lead the club to Champions
League qualification.
United
beat Brentford 3-0 in Rangnick's last home match in charge.
The
club are sixth in the Premier League and set to miss out on next season's Champions
League.
"In
the end, I'm not happy with the results, especially in the past four or five
weeks," said Rangnick.
Former
manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November, with ex-midfielder Michael
Carrick in charge for three matches before former RB Leipzig boss Rangnick took
charge on an interim basis in December until the end of the season.
However,
United, 20-time English champions, have had a disappointing campaign.
They
lost at home to Championship side Middlesbrough in the fourth round of the FA
Cup, went out of the Champions League to Atletico Madrid in the last 16 and are
25 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Summing
up his time in charge, Rangnick said: "I'm not completely happy with those
six months. I would have expected to qualify for the Champions League; that was
the goal we had.
"We
lost quite a lot of important players. From the team that won against West Ham
[on 22 January], for the next game three players were injured. Other teams brought
in players in the window.
"We
had good moments, we conceded fewer goals but in the last few weeks
performances have not been as good as they should have been. In general, we
have lacked consistency."
Rangnick,
63, is set to remain at Old Trafford in a part-time consultancy role next
season, a job he will combine with his new position as Austria manager.
He will be replaced at Old Trafford by Erik ten Hag, who is moving from Ajax to take over in the summer.
Asked
when planning with Ten Hag begins, Rangnick added: "So far we haven't been
able to speak. Erik's focus is on winning the Dutch league, our focus was on
our games.
"Other
clubs only needed two or three transfer windows to challenge but from now on we
need to bring in top-quality players who really help raise the level. If this
happens, then I don't think it should take too long [to become a major force
again]."
Against
Brentford, United's side included midfielders Juan Mata, 34, and Nemanja Matic,
33, with both set to leave the club when their contracts expire in the summer.
Paul Pogba 29, is also a free agent at the end of this season.
"It's
obvious quite a few players will leave and there is a need for top-quality
players," added Rangnick.
"I strongly believe if everyone works together we can bring Manchester United back to where we need to be."
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