Rangnick at the wheel
Manchester United yesterday announced that Ralph Rangnick was taking the Old Trafford hot seat, just over a week after the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following a 4-1 embarrassment to Watford at Vicarage Road.
Welcome to Manchester United, Ralf Rangnick 🔴🇩🇪#MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 29, 2021
The German inherits a squad with no real identity, but packed full of egos and stars, which will make his tenure in charge a fascinating watch for United and non-United fans alike.
Before any changes can be made, however, he will have to deal with what on paper look like a relatively easy run of December fixtures, which include games against Arsenal and Crystal Palace, as well as trips to take on Norwich and Brentford.
However, between now and the end of the year, they play just two sides inside the top half of the current Premier League table, suggesting that they can recover some form in the coming weeks.
If rumours are to be believed, though, Rangnick has already made up his mind on his first January addition.
Haidara on the radar
As 101 reported yesterday, Rangnick is a massive fan of RB Leipzig midfielder Amadou Haidara, who he brought to the German club in 2018.
He told Raphael Honigstein in 2020:
“Amadou Haidara, Ibrahima Konate and Tyler Adams are all top level and will show that.”
And now, he could be primed to bring the Mali star to Old Trafford, to strengthen a midfield that has looked inadequate for years.

LEIPZIG, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 06: Amadou Haidara of Leipzig in action during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund at Red Bull Arena on November 06, 2021 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
As per the Daily Mail, they are even going as far as to watch him play in the next two Leipzig games, against Union Berlin and Manchester City, both of which are coming in the next week.
Haidara is understood to have a 33 million pound release clause in his contract, meaning that any signing even in January would be straightforward, with Haidara reportedly keen to make the switch from Germany to England.
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# | Team | MP | D | P |
1 | Chelsea FC | 13 | 26 | 30 |
2 | Manchester City | 13 | 20 | 29 |
3 | Liverpool FC | 13 | 28 | 28 |
4 | West Ham United | 13 | 8 | 23 |
5 | Arsenal FC | 13 | -2 | 23 |
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 0 | 20 |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | -6 | 19 |
8 | Manchester United | 13 | -1 | 18 |
9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | -2 | 18 |
10 | Leicester City | 13 | -3 | 18 |
11 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 0 | 16 |
12 | Brentford FC | 13 | 0 | 16 |
13 | Aston Villa | 13 | -3 | 16 |
14 | Everton FC | 13 | -4 | 15 |
15 | Southampton FC | 13 | -7 | 14 |
16 | Watford FC | 13 | -6 | 13 |
17 | Leeds United | 13 | -8 | 12 |
18 | Burnley FC | 12 | -6 | 9 |
19 | Norwich City | 13 | -20 | 9 |
20 | Newcastle United | 13 | -14 | 6 |
Player | Team | Goals |
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Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 11 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 9 |
Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 7 |
Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
King, Joshua | Watford FC | 5 |
Cornet, Maxwel | Burnley FC | 5 |
Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
Sarr, Ismaila | Watford FC | 5 |
James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 4 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 4 |
Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 4 |
Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 4 |
Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 4 |
Benteke, Christian | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 4 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
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Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 6 |
Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 5 |
Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
Lascelles, Jamaal | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 5 |
Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 5 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 4 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 0 | 4 |
McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 4 |
Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 4 |
Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 0 | 4 |
Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 0 | 4 |
Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 4 |
Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 4 |
Normann, Mathias | Norwich City | 0 | 4 |
Player | Team | Assists |
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Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 8 |
Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 7 |
Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 5 |
Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 4 |
Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 4 |
Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 3 |
Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 3 |
Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
Lowton, Matthew | Burnley FC | 3 |
Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 3 |
Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 3 |
Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 3 |
Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 3 |
King, Joshua | Watford FC | 2 |