More Leaked News :🗞 Whilst Ralf Rangnick admitted in his press conference of Friday that #mufc had lacked team spirit, mentality and togetherness, privately there are those at United who judge the situation much more gravely.
🗞 In the run-up to the Manchester derby in March, one player voiced his uncomplimentary thoughts about Harry Maguire to a newspaper. The attack was thinly veiled and most players and the coaching team believe they know the identity of the critic.
🗞 Senior management at #mufc are unhappy with the player they believed to be behind the report, given that he himself is not exempt from blame for an awful season.
🗞 Rangnick met with senior players throughout - one player told him if he picked his team earlier in the week and they spent more time working in the shape it might help. That was immediately countered by another player whose view was training should just be fun.
🗞 Another sentiment voiced by senior players was that the club had too many Instagram players, conscious of image over achievement.
🗞 Rangnick was blindsided by the decision of Michael Carrick to leave. He had been relying on Carrick and fellow coach Kieran McKenna to be alongside him.
[S0urce: Mail Sport] #manutd
| At times, Ralf Rangnick asked players what they wanted and got dramatically varied answers. In a recent meeting, one senior player said the team would benefit from being drilled to a greater degree, practising more in formation on the training ground. Another said their football should simply be about enjoyment and freedom. These were two big personalities with conflicting views based on past experiences of winning trophies. Rangnick became a little lost.
| Rangnick asked internally why United had not planned for the expected departure of Nemanja Matic by signing a defensive midfielder ahead of time. He questioned why in summer 2020 some £90 million had been spent on Amad, Facundo Pellistri and Donny van de Beek rather than a guaranteed first-team starter. He wondered why various players had been given lucrative contracts and was told the deals were reward for playing well.
| In December, the club recalled Eric Bailly from Ivory Coast duty when staff discovered he was in a different location to that agreed upon. United had granted Bailly an early departure to prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations but he was told to return to Carrington. Bailly then returned late from the tournament and was injured, too. Rangick tore into him in front of the squad. 
| Some at Carrington felt Rangnick became more focussed on the wider landscape of United than results on the pitch, although building club structure is how he has made his name. Club staff tried to steer him to focusing on coaching but, having worked as both a sporting director and manager, he felt the tasks required of each role could not be as neatly separated. #mufc #manutd
