Rangnick’s solely Man Utd signing may make debut after being noticed in coaching

On Feb 18, 2024

Ralf Rangnick’s solitary signing throughout his Manchester United tenure may lastly be about to make his first-team debut towards Luton Town on Sunday.

The Austrian took cost at Old Trafford on an interim foundation from December 2021 to May 2022, changing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for the rest of the season as United have been ready to attend till the tip of the season to nominate a everlasting boss, with Rangnick to take up a consultancy function on the membership.

However, Rangnick left the membership after Erik ten Hag was appointed as supervisor, by no means to take up his off-field function. The sole reminder of the 65-year-old’s depressing spell stays in 20-year-old centre-back Toby Collyer, who was signed from Brighton & Hove Albion as a then-18-year-old.

The England youth worldwide has performed seven occasions for the U21s this season within the Premier League 2 and began twice within the EFL Trophy in his most popular holding midfield function. Though he’s but to make his senior debut, he was once more noticed in first-team coaching forward of United’s Premier League journey to Kenilworth Road.

Collyer may properly advantage a spot on the bench for the primary time this season as Ten Hag stays but to welcome Mason Mount again from damage, whereas Sofyan Amrabat has solely just lately returned from Morocco obligation on the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Ralf Rangnick — Rangnick’s solely Man Utd signing was a then-18-year-old Collyer
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The emergence of 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo within the first-team fold this season, and turning into one of many first names on the Dutchman’s group sheet, will give Collyer and 18-year-old ahead Ethan Williams – who additionally educated with the first-team group – assurances there’s a route into the senior aspect.

Though Rangnick didn’t make any first-team signings throughout his short-term tenure within the 2022 January window, he did hit out on the membership for failing to try to signal Liverpool-bound Luis Diaz, Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic and Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez – who all moved that month regardless of the Old Trafford board suggesting nobody appropriate was out there.