Hmmm...strange one.
Feels like it would've been a no-brainer to drain Rangnick of his knowledge (on-field and off-field topics), although the inference here is that Ten Hag didn't want Rangnick kept on so perhaps it was to help box him out of a consulting role?
Either way, Ten Hag's signings largely have his fingerprint on them - which can ramp up the pressure on him when they don't perform. In one sense, even the perception that your transfers are more of a collegiate effort can help managers avoid some of the heat from the media.
Ralf Rangnick will be working alongside Erik ten Hag at Manchester United next season, but the pair are yet to even have a conversation ahead of a seismic summer transfer window at Old Trafford
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