Rangnick insists Man Utd struggles due to poor market work

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Rangnick insists Man Utd struggles due to poor market work

Ralf Rangnick says Manchester United's struggles have been due to poor transfer choices.

United have blown more than £1 BILLION in the nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired — yet will surely finish below Sunday afternoon's rivals Manchester City for the ninth season in a row.

And interim manager Rangnick said: “It's about having a clear transfer strategy, signing players who fit into that system — and that's what both clubs have been doing in the last five or six years.

“If I look at their [City's] transfer policy and their transfer success, they haven't had many players who after one or two years people would have said maybe that wasn't the right signing.

“Both clubs have been pretty successful — and this is where Manchester United have to go again.

“Under Sir Alex they were there, but since then there have been quite a few different managers."

Rangnick recognises that signing the cream from Europe and beyond will be a lot easier with a top-four finish.

He said: “Financially, everybody knows what that would mean. Of course it would be better if we were in the Champions League.

“And it could also make negotiations with any new players easier."